The Russian occupying "authority" has begun evacuation from the temporarily occupied Crimea, said Andriy Yusov, a representative of the MID.

 This was reported by the intelligence press service.

 According to the representative of MID, the day before, local residents heard a warning on FM stations that they should prepare to leave.

 Yusov believes that the warning applies to those Crimeans who cooperated with the occupation authorities.

  "In order for there to be peace and order there, it is necessary to de-occupy the peninsula and return the legitimate Ukrainian government there. Actually, to return Crimea to its native Ukrainian harbor, which will definitely happen in the near future. Therefore, it is really better for all those who work for Russia to leave the territory of the Ukrainian Crimea in the near future," he said.

 The representative of the MDI reported that the Russian command on the peninsula and the occupation administration are very actively selling real estate and taking their families out of Crimea.

 "But the others, the rank and file, are told: don't worry, everything is calm, everything is under control... But it's already like a meme that the "special operation" is going according to plan... Families connected to the Russians are being deported, and very actively. And this is a reason to think for everyone else who linked their fate with Putin's criminal racist regime," he said.

 Yusov noted that "it is better to leave Crimea while there is such an opportunity."

 Earlier, the deputy head of the State Security Service, Vadym Skybitsky, stated that the Russian occupiers were preparing to conduct defensive operations in the occupied Crimea.

 According to him, a defense group was created in Crimea, which deals with the equipment of fortifications and defense lines.