President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is sure that the Russian invaders will start to flee from the temporarily annexed Crimea when the defenders reach the first village on the peninsula. Moreover, he believes that local residents will help the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

\? It will be easier than what is happening now. He (Vladimir Putin, Russian dictator, - ed.. ) brainwashed people for ten years. When we come to the administrative border with Crimea, you will see how the Russians will flee. They are now digging trenches, dug up the beach, although yesterday they said that it was all such a beauty, it would be a tourist center, billions would be invested. Ten years have passed, what billions? - stressed the President of Ukraine. - What did they do there, besides seizing the territory, expelling people, political prisoners, journalists in prisons. What did they do there? Zero?

He noted that the civilians on the peninsula are tired of the occupying authorities. For almost 10 years, the Russians only militarized the Crimea - the peninsula did not develop in any way.

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Recall, the permanent representative of the President in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Tamila Tasheva, said that Russia’s war against Ukraine began with the annexation of the peninsula, so it should end with his release.. She notes that in order to return the peninsula to real life, Kyiv is already preparing 50 thousand officials.. Tasheva also warns that the Russians who settled in Crimea in 2014 still have time to leave it, because after the de-occupation they will be expelled from there, as required by law..

It should be noted that Ukraine has deviated from the strategy adopted in 2021 on the issue of the liberation of Crimea, when the priority was the diplomatic direction. Now Kyiv openly declares that after February 24, 2022, a military option is also being considered there.. And the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Kirill Budanov, even allows a combined path of de-occupation, being sure that the Defense Forces will enter Crimea with weapons in their hands.