Russians are becoming anxious about the prospects of a Ukrainian effort to recapture the region, which was illegally annexed in 2014, an official said.
"We saw a video and, according to the locals, many people left Crimea after strikes by the [Ukraine] Armed Forces. And we know about the relocation of local occupiers or occupier officials to the Krasnodar region of Russia, where they are currently renting apartments, moving there to live," he said at the time."That is, we see this trend and can conclude that this is, of course, panic and fear that the [Ukraine] Armed Forces will be able to liberate Crimea in the near future.
Last week, Aleksey Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, published what he called"12 steps for the de-occupation of Crimea," which includes dismantling the Kerch bridge and forcing all Russian citizens who"came to reside on the Crimean Peninsula after February 2014" to leave.
Sergey Aksyonov, the Russian politician acting as head of Russia-annexed Crimea since 2014, has said the peninsula is"ready" for a counteroffensive from Ukraine.should be covering? Do you have a question about the Russia-Ukraine war? Let us know via [email protected].
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