The Russian occupation forces are intensifying their mobilization activities on the territory of the entire Crimean peninsula, the Center of National Resistance of Ukraine reported, Kyiv Independent reports.

Reservists from Crimea whom Putin sent to warPhoto: STRINGER / AFP / Profimedia

The Crimean peninsula has been under Russian occupation since 2014, following a fake referendum organized by Russia to annex the territory.

Since then, many local residents have been imprisoned for resisting the occupation, and Russian citizens have been brought to the peninsula. The Russian military also established a military base there.

This was stated by Ukrainian human rights defender Dmytro Lubinets on February 26. There are currently 180 political prisoners in the occupied Crimea.

According to a March 14 report by the Center for National Resistance, many Russian citizens are preparing to leave the peninsula as businesses such as restaurants and hotels have effectively collapsed over the past year due to the war.

The Center of National Resistance appealed to the local population of the Crimean Peninsula to report cases of observed Russian soldiers through the appropriate channels established by the government of Ukraine.

The families of already mobilized local residents have publicly appealed to the Ministry of Defense of Russia regarding the brutal treatment and violation of the rights of their loved ones, the General Staff of Ukraine reported on February 19.

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