The fate of 31 missing persons in occupied Crimea remains unknown – CTRC

January 5, 2026
According to the Crimean Tatar Resource Center, 31 people are considered  to be missing over the occupation period of Crimea, with no information available about their whereabouts, 18 of whom are representatives of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people.

According to our data, the following people are currently considered to be missing in occupied Crimea: Abdurmanov Rizvan, Aliev Arsen, Aliev Server, Alyautdinov Marcel, Apselyamov Eskender, Aripov Shevket, Arislanov Mukhtar, Arsen Suyunov, Batyrov Marat, Bondarets Ivan, Valery Vashchuk, Ruslan Ganiev, Sergey Grishchenkov, Islam Dzhepparov, Andrey Dubushchak, Seiran Zinedin, Ervin Ibragimov, Dzhevdet Islyamov, Ismailova Susanna, Kaplienko Maxim, Klapova Katerina, Kostenko Fedir, Lukashin Erik, Mangubi Saha, Platonov Oleg, Polyukh Natalia, Soliev Farkhad, Terekhov Arlen, Chernysh Vasyl, Shaimardanov Timur, Shevketov Marlen.

For more details on the list of missing persons, see our clickable diagram “Victims of the occupation of Crimea.”

Unfortunately, the de facto Crimean authorities controlled by the Kremlin are only creating the appearance of investigating these cases, despite the fact that, according to UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/71/205, Russia is named as the occupying state and is responsible for respecting human rights in this territory.

CTRC staff and experts have repeatedly informed the international community about these flagrant human rights violations at international forums of the UN, OSCE, and PACE. We condemn the arrests, detentions, and abductions of people, which are used in Crimea as a means of pressure and intimidation against the indigenous Crimean Tatar people.