Homes of two Jehovah's Witnesses in Razdolnoye, a Crimean village, were searched. A religious book was planted in the home of a 72-year-old believer

On February 10, 2021, in the village of Razdolnoye (Razdolnensky District, Crimea), security forces examined the homes of two local Jehovah's Witnesses: Andrey Rogutskiy and Lyudmila Shevchenko. Bibles, notebooks, electronic devices were confiscated from believers.

The list of property seized from Lyudmila Shevchenko included a book “The Sacred Nativity Scene” that did not belong to her, and it was not published by Jehovah's Witnesses. Lyudmila was not found to have any publications from the Federal List of Extremist Materials.

The survey of the premises was carried out on the basis of the decision of the Sevastopol City Court. During the events, Andrey Rogutskiy's wife became ill, she had to call an ambulance.

Since 2018, already 9 residents of Crimea from different cities have faced persecution based on the confession of faith of Jehovah's Witnesses, two of them have been sent to colonies.