Crimea

Putin plans to prevent Russians from leaving the occupied Crimea

Putin plans to prevent Russians from leaving the occupied Crimea

Putin plans to prevent Russians from leaving the occupied Crimea Information on the preparation of the traffic blockade across the Crimean bridge towards the Russian Federation by the RF National Guard forces has been confirmed. The occupation authorities will also restrict the ferry and air traffic between the peninsula and Russia. The formal reason for such actions is the fight […]

Leader of the Crimean Tatar people Dzhemilev nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Leader of the Crimean Tatar people Dzhemilev nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Poland has nominated the national leader of the Crimean Tatar people Mustafa Dzhemilev for the Nobel Peace Prize. This was reported by QHA with reference to the Polish human rights activist Piotr Hlebowicz. According to the human rights activist, Mustafa Dzhemilev was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by the Vice Speaker of the Polish Sejm Malgorzata Gosiewska. British naturalist David Attenborough, World Health […]

Russian FSB attempts to create an agent network among the Crimean Tatars

Russian FSB attempts to create an agent network among the Crimean Tatars

The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation attempts to recruit Crimean Tatars, intimidating and torturing them. This was stated by head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Refat Chubarov. The Russian occupiers tried to recruit resident of the peninsula Kurtumer Chalgozov, who in December 2021, had been arrested in his own house in the occupied Crimea, taken […]

Russia involves 1,200 paratroopers to military drills in the occupied Crimea and Russian south

Russia involves 1,200 paratroopers to military drills in the occupied Crimea and Russian south

Russia will conduct military drills with the participation of 1,200 paratroopers in the occupied Crimea and Krasnodar Krai.  More than 1,200 Russian paratroopers and more than 250 units of military equipment will be involved in combat shooting training in the Russian-occupied Crimea and Krasnodar Krai. This was reported by Russia’s “Іnerfax“, citing the Russian Defense Ministry. “The exercises will be held […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reacted to new searches and detentions in Crimea

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reacted to new searches and detentions in Crimea

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine urges Russia to “stop political repression” in annexed Crimea. This was reported by First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Emine Dzheppar. She commented on the search of the house of Crimean Tatar Kurtumer Chalgozov carried out by the Russian occupation authorities in Feodosia.  “In the temporarily occupied Crimea – another illegal search of the house of […]

Russia will supply new air defense systems to Crimea

Russia will supply new air defense systems to Crimea

The occupied Crimea and the and Rostov region (south of Russia) will be reinforced with “Super S-300” in the near future. According to the Ministry of Defense, the military department plans to provide the anti-aircraft missile regiments in Rostov region and Crimea with the updated S-300PM-2 anti-aircraft systems. In addition to the newest S-400 Triumph systems, these units possess older […]

Occupied tourism. Changes in Crimea’s tourist flow in 2014-2021

Occupied tourism. Changes in Crimea’s tourist flow in 2014-2021

As of early 2014, the Crimean tourism industry was on the rise and was the undisputed industry leader in Crimea. In 2010-2013, with the EU support, Crimean tourism was diversified in order to increase the share of tourists from the EU and Asia in the structure of the tourist flow. How Crimea tourism has changed during the years of Russian […]

Another 13 planes were arrested for flying illegally to the occupied Crimea

Another 13 planes were arrested for flying illegally to the occupied Crimea

According to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), 13 passenger aircrafts of the Russian Smartavia airline have been arrested. This is reported  on the SBU official website. The planes violated the procedure for entering and exiting the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Thus, they acted in violation of international flights regulations and illegally transported people across the […]

“Putin’s government measures lead to disaster”: protests against Russian QR codes in Crimea

“Putin’s government measures lead to disaster”: protests against Russian QR codes in Crimea

The Russian government is preparing to pass bills on QR codes showing vaccination or recovery for access to a range of public places and transport. In the annexed Crimea, Moscow-controlled officials are actively supporting the initiative. But many residents of Crimea hold protests against QR codes, reflecting “the growth of public outrage.” QR codes began to be used in Crimea […]

Russia has conducted combat exercises in the occupied Crimea

Russia has conducted combat exercises in the occupied Crimea

The Russian Federation has conducted exercises to destroy cruise missiles of the mock enemy in the temporarily occupied Crimea.  This was  reported by the Ministry of Defense of the aggressor state. “The combat crews of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems and the Pantsir anti-aircraft missile and cannon systems from the Air Force and Air Defence Forces of the Southern Military District conducted a planned […]

Ukraine is to regain the Scythian Gold collection that was occupied by Russia along with Crimea

Ukraine is to regain the Scythian Gold collection that was occupied by Russia along with Crimea

The Court of Appeal of Amsterdam has ruled in favor of Ukraine in a long-running wrangle over a historic collection of ancient treasures Scythian Gold. The final verdict of the court has been awaited since 2016. Presiding Judge Pauline Hofmeijer-Rutten announced that this collection is part of Ukraine’s cultural heritage and should be handed over to the Ukrainian side. The legal dispute […]

Russia, Crimea and “freedom of speech”

Russia, Crimea and “freedom of speech”

When President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Ukrainian Crimea would return to a full-quality life after de-occupation of the peninsula, he certainly meant that the Crimeans would regain freedom. Freedom of the journalists arrested by the Russian occupation authorities. And, of course, freedom of speech. This was one of the goals of creating the so-called Crimea Platform on the initiative of Ukraine, and 46 countries […]

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