crimea

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 […]

The closer the summit with a symbolic name “Crimean Platform”, the sharper Russian attacks on Ukraine are. This is unsurprising. Ukraine’s diplomatic initiative presented by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, designed to return the issue of Russia’s illegal annexation of the Crimean peninsula to the global information field, annoys Russia today. The Russians have a proverb “The cat knows […]

Crimea and Russian live stream of the Olympic Games: “Not available in your region”. The official live stream of the 2020 Olympic Games, conducted by Russian state television, was unavailable in Crimea. When trying to launch the live stream from the annexed peninsula, it is reported that the content is not available in the region at the request of the International Olympic Committee. Krym.Realii explains why […]

The fleet and the Ministry of Defense of Great Britain declare that no attack took place, but the “Defender” is passing through the territorial waters of Ukraine. Did the Russians fire on the British essence of the crime? The British defender, having sailed through the banks of Crimea, was attacked by the Russian occupants. Allegedly, the guardship of the FSB […]

Satellite photos of Russian military camp at military polygon on the South of Kerch peninsula in Crimea was published by Der Spiegel edition. Polygon is situated near the Marfivka, a small town on the Kerch peninsula. Information is also confirmed by an independent CIT – Conflict Intelligence  Team. The military camp has appeared in the period of March 15 to […]

On Tuesday, April 13, 2021 the holy month of Ramadan has started for Crimean Muslims and Muslims around the globe. It will last till May 12 followed by Ramadan-Bayram – 3 days feast of Sacrifice, or Kurban-Bayram (another name of the feast).  The celebrations are taking place despite another spike of Covid -19 and concerns that festive gatherings may accelerate […]

Secretary of Security Council of Russia Nikolai Patrushev, one of the main associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is holding a meeting on “national security” issues in Sevastopol on Wednesday – April 14, 2021. I don’t think the arrival of Nikolai Patrushev in Russia-annexed Crimea can be considered just a foreboding message, political analytic Vitaliy Portnikov says. The former head […]

The seventh year of Russia’s occupation of the Ukrainian Crimea is coming to an end, and the peninsula keeps changing, especially its human faces. Blogger Zarema Seitablaeva writes about changes in the occupied Crimea. It is already clear that Crimea has become an epicenter of many migration flows. When you walk along the streets of the Crimean capital or resort towns today, […]

Emine Dzheppar, the first deputy foreign minister of Ukraine met EU representatives at the Crimean Platform. Ambassadors of European Union member states joined via video conference to discuss the current situation inside occupied Crimea and instruments to get Crimea back. The platform itself was launched in October 2020 with the final objective to achieve the de-occupation of the Crimea via […]

In 2016-2017, the Defense Ministry destroyed documents related to Russia’s invasion of Crimea. According to Colonel-General Volodymyr Zamana, the General Staff has no intelligence data and orders on airspace violations in Crimea, on the involvement of the Russian armed forces, or Turchynov’s order to use the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed […]

Thousands of Ukrainians may lose their land plots on the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, which is temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation. According to the decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, these lands are called “borderlands” and “foreigners” are prohibited from owning them. Russian President Vladimir Putin is reported to have issued a decree according to […]

In accordance with the decision of Vladimir Putin, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, snap drills of the troops of the Southern and Western military districts, separate formations of central subordination, airborne troops and marine infantry of the Northern and Pacific Fleets are being conducted. The drills are planned to test the Armed Forces’ readiness […]