Pro-Ukrainian underground resistance movement ATESH claims that Russian occupation administrations in the cities of Kerch and Feodosia in occupied Crimea have been ordered to urgently evacuate official documents and equipment by 3 July.
The reported preparations come as occupied Crimea has become a key focus of Ukraine's deep-strike campaign. In recent weeks, Ukrainian forces have repeatedly targeted Russian airbases, fuel depots, electrical substations, and logistics facilities across the peninsula.
Repeated attacks have disrupted power supplies and contributed to reported fuel shortages across Crimea, where Ukraine has increasingly targeted the infrastructure supporting Russian military operations.
ATESH reports urgent evacuation order
According to ATESH, the directive was issued by the Russian-installed authorities in occupied Crimea and circulated not only to the administrations of Kerch and Feodosia but also to several other occupation bodies across the peninsula.
The movement said officials were instructed to remove sensitive documents and technical equipment, with the order to be completed by the end of 3 July.
The group also claimed that some occupation officials with access to government fuel supplies suddenly took medical leave or requested emergency vacations before departing for Russia's Krasnodar Krai.
The claims could not be independently verified.
ATESH is a pro-Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar partisan movement that says it operates inside Russian-occupied territories and Russia itself. The group claims its network includes members of the Russian military, occupation administrations, and local residents who gather intelligence and conduct acts of sabotage in support of Ukraine's Defense Forces.
Resistance points to previous warnings
ATESH noted that it had previously reported Russian occupation authorities placing operational headquarters on round-the-clock alert in anticipation of potential Ukrainian strikes. The movement said those warnings preceded one of the largest Ukrainian attacks on Russian military facilities in occupied Crimea in recent months.
The resistance group argued that the latest evacuation measures reflect growing concern among occupation officials over Ukraine's expanding ability to strike military and administrative targets across the peninsula.
ATESH said its network continues to monitor Russian military and occupation authorities in Crimea, gathering intelligence that it says is passed to Ukraine's Defense Forces.
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