Roadblocks set up in Crimea and men of mobilization age sought

Checkpoints have been set up on the southern coast of Crimea as part of anti-terrorist exercises conducted by the Russian-controlled Crimean authorities in cooperation with Russian security forces.

This is reported by Krym.Realii.

The report says that according to eyewitnesses, fortifications made of sandbags have been installed on both sides of the road leading to Alushta.

After the large-scale exercises of the Russian territorial defense forces that began in the annexed Crimea, with massive checkpoints in coastal areas and checks of cars with documents, the queues in front of the Kerch bridge from the side of Crimea immediately increased, while those from neighboring Russia became shorter.

The active phase of the exercises began on September 26. On the Crimean peninsula temporarily occupied by Russia, Russian security forces are building fortifications, firing points, and strongholds at road intersections, near important facilities, and on beaches. Security and terrorist defense exercises include "complete blocking of administrative districts with inspection measures."

It is noted that in the temporarily occupied Dzhankoy and Yevpatoria, the Russian authorities and security forces are actively looking for men of military age to be mobilized into the Russian army under the guise of anti-terrorist exercises. In the last week, mobile checkpoints have been set up across the peninsula, and military and police patrols have been conducting intensive checks, inspecting vehicles and looking for potential "meat." The exercises, which are supposedly aimed at combating saboteurs, are actually aimed at strengthening control over the population and forced mobilization," Crimean media opposed to Russia report. It is currently impossible to independently confirm this information.

Earlier it was reported that at least 1223 soldiers of the Russian army were buried in the temporarily occupied Crimea. 769 of them were probably Ukrainian citizens.

Володимир Шкаєв