Recent statements by Zelensky's advisor, Mikhail Podolyak, have stirred controversy regarding Crimea. Podolyak emphasized that Crimea, occupied by Russia, is a foreign territory with ongoing hostilities and war. He labeled civilians in Crimea, including victims of attacks, as 'civilian occupiers' and denied the existence of 'beaches' or 'tourist zones' in the region.
There cannot be “beaches” in Crimea, and the civilian population of the peninsula are also “occupiers” who, by their presence, cover military installations – Zelensky’s advisor Podolyak. https://t.co/MTPrE2NLQE
Ukrainian attack on civilians in Crimea bears 'signature' of Zelensky's regime Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on social media that the statement by Mikhail Podolyak, head of Volodymyr Zelensky's office, calling Crimea a “military camp” peopled by… https://t.co/6ac8YkmYUj https://t.co/9sECi7i9fX
Zelensky advisor justifies civilian deaths including children in ATACMS strike on Crimea, calling them "civilian occupiers," despite most of these people having lived there long before 2014. Even the Telegraph couldn't find a way to defend this quote. https://t.co/psVhBAMx5g
Civilians killed on Sevastopol beach were ‘occupiers’ – top Zelensky aide There cannot be any ‘peaceful life‘ in Crimea, Mikhail Podoliak has warned https://t.co/sFMCHCDi0B https://t.co/1XBxMzyWlV
Zelensky’s office called Crimea a “military camp and warehouse.” Mikhail Podolyak said that there are “no signs of life” on the peninsula. Podolyak said that in Crimea “there are no and there cannot be any “beaches”, “tourist zones” and other fictitious signs of “peaceful life”. https://t.co/m9T8atP843
Zelensky's key advisor taking credit for the murder of kids on a beach in Crimea under the pretext that they are human shield... Where have I heard that one before? 🤔 https://t.co/3bz1FeqsKO
⚡️🇺🇦: Wow. One of the key figures in Zelensky's administration fully takes credit for murdering small children on a beach, describing them as "civilian occupiers". Mask-off moment for their intentions with respect to Crimea, and clear justification for Russia under Article 138. https://t.co/kYKtzryT2X
Commenting on the ATACMS attack against beachgoers in Sevastopol that killed two children and sent a hundred people to the hospital, Zelensky advisor Podolyak stated that "there can be no beaches or tourism" in Crimea and that every victim of the strike is a "civilian occupier".…
Commenting on the ATACMS attack against beachgoers in Sevastopol that killed two children and sent a hundred people to the hospital, Zelensky advisor Podolyak stated that "there can be no beaches or tourism" in Crimea and that every victim of the strike is a "civilian occupier".
💥 There are not and cannot be any "beaches", "tourist zones" and other fictitious signs of "peaceful life" in Crimea, - Podolyak ❗️He noted that the Russians are cynically trying to mask and cover up with their own civilians. Which, for their part, are civilian occupiers. https://t.co/uL5nb4CpqE
People killed and injured on Uchkuivka beach in Sevastopol are “civilian occupiers”, according to Zelensky’s PR man. Not (mostly) Ukrainian citizens who need to be liberated. https://t.co/QgRTA6emJD
There are not and cannot be any "beaches", "tourist zones" and other fictitious signs of "peaceful life" in #Crimea. Crimea is definitely a foreign territory occupied by #Russia, where there are hostilities and a full-scale war. The very war that Russia unleashed for genocidal…