 Russian-occupied Crimea is getting ready for the Ukrainian counter-offensive. The mood on the Crimea is restless. There have been increasing complaints from the occupying authorities of explosions and Ukrainian drone attacks, with Ukraine's defense intelligence promising that the Ukrainian army will enter Crimea in 2023. The Russian rhetoric of there is no panic is being directly contradicted by the actions of Sergei Aksyanov, the Russian appointed head of Crimea. He has been actively working on building fortifications and establishing private armies to send soldiers to war and protect the occupying administrations and local businesses. Aksyanov has now founded two military volunteer battalions on the peninsula. Tavrida and Levadia both are focused on key areas for the invaders. The Russian-occupied part of Kursan and Zaporizia oblasts, which lead to annexed Crimea according to Ukraine'ska pravda. Russian propagandists have dubbed the members of the combat units Aksyonovites. The Tavrida battalion is a Russian Kossak unit led by Anton Sirotkin, assistant head of the Crimea and Ataman of the Black Sea Kossak army. The Levadia unit is a volunteer military battalion formed by Aksyonov, whose fighters sign dual contracts with the convoy private military company and the military organization's Bars 13.