President Vladimir Putin is preparing to block the exit of Russians from the occupied Crimea. This was reported by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
According to intelligence, there is information about the forthcoming blocking of traffic along the Crimean bridge towards Russia by the forces of the National Guard. Also, the occupation authorities intend to limit the movement of the ferry and air communication between the peninsula and the Russian Federation.
The reason for such actions is the fight against supposedly Ukrainian saboteurs and the prevention of possible terrorist attacks.
— In this way, Putin's authorities are trying to respond to panic among Russian citizens who illegally resettled in Ukrainian Crimea after February 2014. The invaders are trying to stop the flow of fugitives from the peninsula, — intelligence reports.
Among those who, first of all, are trying to leave the occupied Crimea — family members of Russian officers, law enforcement officers and representatives of the occupation administration of Sevastopol. They are urgently selling properties, changing residence registrations, moving businesses and assets off the peninsula.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense notes that Putin is actually holding 600,000 Russian citizens hostage .
