Russian security forces have been conducting searches of Crimean Tatars in temporarily occupied Crimea since 04:00. Source: Refat Chubarov, chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People on Telegram, Crimean Solidarity on Facebook Quote from Chubarov: "From 4 in the morning on 24 August 2023, in Bağçasaray and the Bağçasaray district, Russian karateli [punitive detachments] are raiding the homes of Crimean Tatars.