17 August 2026

Did the occupiers accuse a 54-year-old Crimean man of collaborating with the SBU?

(ILLUSTRATION: Intent/AI)

<span><span><span><span><span><span>In occupied Sevastopol, Russian authorities illegally detained a 54-year-old local resident. He is accused of allegedly collaborating with Ukrainian intelligence agencies and passing on information about military facilities.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>This was reported by the Crimean Tatar Resource Center.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>According to Russian intelligence agencies, the man had contacts with representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine. He received assignments via Telegram. According to the Russian investigation, the detainee collected and passed on information about Russian Ministry of Defense facilities in the region. </span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>He is also accused of setting up and moving caches containing components of explosive devices. In particular, in one of the caches in a forest belt within Sevastopol, the occupying security forces allegedly discovered 476.8 grams of a hexogen-based explosive and a military-grade electric detonator.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

Earlier in Odesa, the fifth“Sessiz qıçıruvı: Silent Scream. Musa Mamut” took placein Odesa,dedicated to Musa Mustafa, a legendary Crimean Tatar activist who set himself on fire on June 23, 1978, in protest against the discriminatory policies of the Soviet authorities. The event also served as a reminder of the Crimeans who are in critical condition in Russian torture chambers.

On July 26, Odesa<span><span><span><span><span><span>also honored the memory of those killed in Olenivka and tortured while in Russian captivity. Those </span></span></span></span></span></span>present honored the victims with a moment of silence, after which participants appealed to the authorities and the public not to forget the prisoners of war and to support Ukrainian defenders.

 

Юлія Калабайда

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