The leader of the "Russian Block" party, Gennady Basov:
“Dear friends! Dear citizens of Sevastopol! Bandera’s bastards are slowly but inevitably coming to the southeast of Ukraine. Sooner or later, if they’re not stopped, they will also come here. We all need to understand this! Does everybody understand this?

We have all gathered today: there are thousands and thousands of us! And today I can say it plain and clear: enough chatter! Have you seen what Bandera’s followers are doing? They’re putting on masks and helmets, creating so-called “self-defense units”, in fact, - the gangs! They attack our people, rob, kill, and create chaos in Ukraine! Is that so, my friends? (crowd: yes!)

Today I want to officially announce, [maybe] on behalf of our organization, that we’re beginning to organize self-defense bodies! I appeal to everyone at this meeting! Men, who are healthy and strong, after the rally, listen: our comrades with “Russian Block" bandages are ready to enlist those of you who are ready to fight against Bandera’s scum! However, I warn you - it is not an easy question! Many of you will have to wear helmets and masks! Yes, quite so! Are you ready to do this? Many of you would have to go and support our Crimean allies, our Crimean comrades! Ordinary citizens of Crimea and Sevastopol! Are you ready to do this? (crowd: yes!)

I want to say it once again, my friends, the time when we can’t anymore just sit back and do the talking has come! Giving speeches and talking - this is what many people can do! Instead, we have to organize and fight, and it’s a very complicated process, but a much needed one! Dear friends, one more time I repeat: only men, only those of you, who are truly able to, let’s say, put their own families aside, and go risk their own health, can, at the end of the rally, approach the people with bandages “Russian Block” to enlist.

At the same time, friends, I want to say that only by might and overt opposition to fascism and to Bandera’s bastards we can defend our Sevastopol, our dear Great Russian home city of Sevastopol!
In the end, I want to say to all of you: “Dear friends! I want to once again thank each one of you! Each of you carries a piece of [Sevastopol’s] soul in your heart! So I want to say this sincerely, so that everyone will say this: "Long live the great Russian city of Sevastopol!” Hooray, friends!“. (crowd: Sevastopol! Sevastopol!)