06 July 2024

The Occupiers Illegally Seized the House of Jamala’s Parents in Occupied Crimea

The occupiers have illegally seized the house and two land plots in the village of Soniachnohirske belonging to the parents of Ukrainian singer Jamala. This action follows the June 11 resolution regarding the “nationalization” of the property of individuals who support Ukraine and its Armed Forces. For several months, so-called occupation “politicians” conducted a PR campaign using the name of the well-known singer.

This is not the first instance of a public relations campaign by the Russian occupiers. Previously, Jamala was the subject of a criminal case and placed on a wanted list for allegedly disseminating information about the “occupation forces.” Now, the list includes Jamala herself, without specifying her property, while her father, Alim Jamaladinov, has been deprived of two land plots and a house.

According to the occupiers, they intend to illegally turn Jamala’s father’s seized house into a sanatorium for their servicemen.

Since the beginning of the occupation of Crimea in 2014, the Russians have actively spread the practice of illegal seizure of property belonging to both Ukrainian citizens and businesses. This practice is used as a tool of political reprisals against disloyal Crimean residents and for seizing assets that can be used for military purposes by the occupying country.

This process became especially noticeable after 2022, when the so-called “State Council of the Republic of Crimea” adopted a series of illegal resolutions transferring numerous objects belonging to Ukrainian and foreign citizens to Russian “state ownership.”

During the temporary occupation of Crimea, the occupation administration of the Russian Federation confiscated the property of 561 individuals and legal entities, encompassing several thousand properties. The Russian occupiers are actively selling this illegally “nationalized” property, using the proceeds to fund the war against Ukraine. In the final quarter of last year alone, 25 nationalized properties were sold for a total of 1.86 billion rubles, with an additional 19 properties scheduled for sale, valued at over 1 billion rubles.