If Crimea is last piece of land retaken from Russia, this will be end of war - Budanov
If the Crimean peninsula is the last swath of land to be recaptured from Russia, it will be the end of the war with this country.
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Occupiers digging trenches in Crimea to have time to launder money - military spox
The Russian invaders' construction of fortifications in the temporarily occupied Crimea indicates not only preparations for a counter-offensive by the Ukrainian Defense Forces but also the occupiers' desire to launder money.
Borrell reacts to controversial statement by China’s envoy on ex-Soviet republics
The High Representative of the European Union, Josep Borrell, called “unacceptable” the statements of the Chinese ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, who questioned the sovereignty of states that emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
EP calls on France to declare China ambassador persona non grata over Crimea remark
About 80 members of the European Parliament are calling to declare the Chinese ambassador to France Lu Shaye persona non grata for his words about Crimea and the illegitimate status of sovereignty of the former Soviet republics.
Explosions in Sevastopol as Russians report sea drone attack
Overnight Monday, April 24, blasts were heard in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol, Crimea, as the “authorities” said the Russian fleet "was repelling the attack of surface drones"
23 April 2023
Air defense systems promised by partners already on their way to future positions – Ihnat
Patriot air defense system handed over by the Western partners is already on combat duty in Ukraine and protects Ukrainian skies from enemy missiles, including ballistic missiles and aircraft, other air defense systems are still on their way.
Podolyak about Chinese ambassador’s statement: It is strange to hear absurd version of ‘history of Crimea’
Advisor to the Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office Mykhailo Podolyak has emphasized that all post-Soviet countries, except Russia, have a clear sovereign status.
Prigozhin trying to convince Putin to go on defensive ahead of Ukraine’s counteroffensive - ISW
Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the notorious Wagner Group, is likely trying to persuade the Russian president to go on the defensive and focus on holding the current front lines ahead of the anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Russia’s death toll in Ukraine reaches 186,420
From February 24, 2022 to April 23, 2023, Ukraine’s Armed Forces eliminated 186,420 Russian invaders, including 690 over the past day.
Lithuania’s top diplomat explains distrust in Bejing citing Chinese envoy’s Crimea statement
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis reiterated the position of Baltic States who don’t trust China to mediate a settlement in the Russo-Ukrainian war.
22 April 2023
European Parliament discusses return of deported Ukrainian children
The European Parliament once again discussed the issue of the return of Ukrainian children deported to Russia whose number can reach from 16,000 to 300,000.
Nearly one-third of Crimean political prisoners now on peninsula, rest deported to Russia
Less than one-third of the 182 Crimean political prisoners are currently held on the territory of the temporarily occupied peninsula, all others were deported to Russia.
21 April 2023
Ukraine needs to have strategy for maintaining security in Black Sea when liberating Crimea - expert's opinion
Ukraine needs to have a clear strategy to maintain peace and security in the Black Sea region at the time of the liberation of Crimea due to the exhaustion of its own naval forces.
Venice Commission representatives to visit Ukraine in May – VR speaker
Representatives of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) will visit Ukraine in early May.
II Parliamentary Summit of Crimea Platform to be held in Prague in October - Stefanchuk
The second parliamentary summit of the International Crimea Platform will be held tentatively in late October in the Czech capital, Prague.
20 April 2023
Alexander Schallenberg, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria
Russia must not win this war
It's early to talk of mass evacuation from occupied part of Zaporizhzhia - Mayor of Melitopol
The Russian occupation authorities recommend residents of some occupied settlements in Zaporizhzhia region move out to Crimea or Melitopol, but there is no talk of a mass evacuation.
Soils in north of Crimea become unsuitable for agricultural works
As a result of salinization during the years of occupation, the soils in the north of Crimea became unsuitable for agricultural works.
19 April 2023
MFA Ukraine welcomes CoE Commissioner report on Crimean Tatars' rights
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine welcomes the report of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović, which highlights the situation with the human rights of Crimean Tatars in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea.
Russians mine areas near infrastructure networks in Kherson region
The Russian military is burying explosive barrels and mining areas near infrastructure networks in the temporarily occupied territory on the Left Bank of Kherson region, in Nova Kakhovka and Kakhovka,
18 April 2023
CoE Commissioner reports numerous violations of rights of Crimean Tatars on occupied peninsula
Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Dunja Mijatović released a report on the human rights situation of Crimean Tatars in Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, temporarily occupied by Russia.
Russia holds three missile carriers with 16 Kalibr in Black Sea
The number of Russian missile carriers in the Black Sea is the same as yesterday, with a total volley of 16 Kalibr missiles.
Arseniy Yatsenyuk: verdict to Kara-Murza crossing new line of terror
The Kremlin sentencing Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years is the verdict to all citizens of this country, boundless in its fear.
Putin allegedly visits occupied regions, Russian media claim
Vladimir Putin has allegedly visited invasion army headquarters in the occupied part of Kherson and Luhansk regions.
Lavrov claims Russia interested in ending war "as soon as possible"
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Russia is interested in ending what he calls a conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible.
U.S. accuses Brazil of “parroting” Russian propaganda
The White House on Monday sharply criticized Brazil after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that the United States is encouraging war in Ukraine.
17 April 2023
Kremlin puts Crimea topic in center of information warfare against Ukraine, West
This was stated by Mykola Balaban, Deputy Head of the Center for Strategic Communication, during the Black Sea Security Conference organized by the International Crimea Platform in Bucharest on April 13.
World news agencies and Russian narratives. What words should not be used in covering war
Even a year into Russia’s barbaric aggression, some leading media platforms in the West sometimes use certain vocabulary which distorts reality, misleads their multimillion audience, and legalizes Russian propaganda in the global information space.
In occupied Crimea, invaders are installing CCTV cameras along railway lines
In the temporarily occupied Crimea, the Russian forces are installing video surveillance cameras along the railway to detect sabotage efforts by local guerillas.
Unlawfully convicted Crimean Tatar Dzheparov ends his term in Russian prison
Arsen Dzheparov, who was unlawfully convicted in the Hizb-ut-Tahrir case, has been set free from a prison in the town of Salavat (Bashkortostan, Russia) following the expiry of his sentence.