In the occupied territories of the Ukrainian south, the terror of the Russian invaders against the civilian population, including in Crimea, is intensifying, MP Akhtem Chiygoz said.

“They feel that settlements are being liberated in the Kherson region, preparations are underway for a counteroffensive. This affects the actions of the occupiers in Crimea and they run away. There is no peace now. Terror on their part as revenge for Ukraine's success in countering Russian aggression is greatly intensified. Our citizens in the Kherson region and other occupied territories are now very dependent on our actions, how we will quickly liberate these territories,” he said on the air of the Direct TV channel..

Chiygoz added that the situation in Crimea is also tense. In particular, those Russians who moved there for permanent residence after 2014 are trying to leave the peninsula..

“In the early years, they raided, seized the property of our citizens, bought land, built something. Now all this has become unnecessary, they all leave it and run away from the Crimea.

There will be no peace in Crimea and this is due to our actions in the Kherson region,” the politician added..

Akhtem Chiygoz stressed that the liberation of the Kherson region is a key condition for the liberation of Crimea.

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As the representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Tamila Tasheva, said on the eve, about 600 people are being held hostage in the Kherson region, mostly journalists and social activists.. Also, some of the prisoners were taken to the occupied Crimea.