26.02.2025, 15:30

Resistance to occupation has names and faces, - Khalikov

The Forum "11 Years of War. Starting point: Crimea", dedicated to the Day of Resistance to the Occupation of Crimea. Ruslan Khalikov, head of the Religion on Fire project, a serviceman of the 12th Brigade of the Azov National Guard, noted that the experience of resistance is very different for everyone

First Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Nariman Dzhelal said that he had had a hard time during the first days of his imprisonment, but he knew what he was fighting for, and many people supported him and it was this support that helped him survive.

In her turn, senior combat medic of the 80th separate air assault brigade Khrystyna Krys noted that her motivation is victory, and it is not only about liberation of Donbas and Crimea. According to her, the victory is to be able to live freely and peacefully in Ukraine.

Head of the Board of the ZMINA Human Rights Center Tetyana Pechonchyk during her speech pointed out that international organizations in their ratings of freedom in the world assess Crimea extremely low, on a par with Eritrea and North Korea.

Pechonchik added that now it is known about 14 Crimeans who disappeared after the full-scale invasion, and where the involvement of Russian security forces has been established. The fate of these people remains unknown, including eight women.

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