The Russian authorities illegally mobilized about 50,000 residents of the temporarily occupied Crimea into their armed forces. About this reported Representation of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
“As a result of illegal conscription campaigns in occupied Crimea, about 50,000 Crimean residents were illegally conscripted to serve in the Russian army, of which about 5,500 will be during 2024. This is a violation of the norms and customs of international humanitarian law.”, the message says.
According to the representative office, at the end of December 2024, Russia will complete the 20th wave of illegal mobilization on the peninsula.
It is also reported that the occupiers have opened 553 criminal cases under the draft evasion article, of which 244 are for the period after February 24, 2022. In total, more than 497 cases were recorded when residents of Crimea were found guilty of refusing to serve in the Russian occupation forces, which indicates systematic coercion and persecution.
