Few of the world's largest megacities can boast such a diverse ethnic composition as Crimea. The small peninsula is a mirror of history, where peoples, religions, traditions and destinies have intertwined and coexisted for centuries. At the time of the Russian occupation, representatives of 125 nationalities lived in Crimea. And of course, the Kremlin propagandists set out to create a picture of “Multinational Crimea welcomes the invaders”. It was impossible to do without the help of “minority leaders”. Therefore, the occupiers began either to induce the leaders of the already existing national-cultural societies to cooperate, or to create alternative ones - in case of refusal. The faces of these “leaders” still constantly loom on TV screens. Therefore, let us remember these “stars” by name.

Georgy Akopyan. The 47-year-old “leader” of the Crimean Armenians before the annexation was an ordinary businessman, and now no propaganda event can do without him. Because Akopyan is the deputy chairman of the occupation State Council's committee on “people's diplomacy and interethnic relations.” In February 2022, he called on the Armenians of Crimea to unitedly support the aggression against Ukraine, and then repeatedly raised money to help the occupiers.

Ivan Abazher. At the time of the Russian occupation of Crimea, he headed the local Bulgarian community and immediately volunteered to help the invaders. Those did not stay in debt, and today 66-year-old Abazher is a member of the “public chamber” of the Russian Federation, and therefore a frequent guest at international platforms such as the OSCE or the UN. There he shamelessly denies human rights violations in Crimea and talks about interethnic harmony and the peninsula's flourishing under occupation.

Ivan Shonus. A dentist by education, before the annexation he worked at the ZSU sanatorium in Sudak. But in 2014 he suddenly remembered his origins and headed the Greek “national-cultural autonomy ‘Tavrida’. Now the 56-year-old Shonus is a deputy of the occupation State Council. At pocket “interethnic” events, he calls Ukraine a “terrorist state” and Russia a “locomotive leading humanity to world peace.”

Yuri Hempel. The 67-year-old head of Crimea's German community served the occupiers as chairman of the State Council's committee on “people's diplomacy and interethnic relations.” Since the full-scale invasion, he has been mainly busy shaming his historic homeland for supporting Ukraine. First he urged then Chancellor Scholz to “come to his senses”, then he suggested breaking off diplomatic relations between Russia and Germany, then he began to threaten the United States, saying “Alaska must be returned” - and of course, every speech he makes on behalf of all Crimean Germans.

We are still convinced: every traitor must answer for the grief brought to his people. Therefore, we continue to compile dossiers on collaborators. To be continued.