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Nuland: Russian military installations in Crimea are legitimate targets for Armed Forces of Ukraine
The United States considers Crimea to be a territory of Ukraine, transformed by Russia into a huge military base, and will not contradict the decision of the Ukrainian side to attack Russian military installations on the peninsula.
16 February 2023
Blast reported near military base in occupied Crimea’s Armiansk
An explosion rang out in the area of a Russian military unit based Armiansk, the city in the north of the temporarily occupied Crimea.
Mass burial of convicts recruited by Wagner Group found outside occupied Luhansk
In the cemetery near Luhansk, local residents discovered 42 fresh graves in which the Wagner Group mercenaries, recruited in penal colonies before being killed in action in Ukraine may be buried.
15 February 2023
Russia illegally keeping 181 Ukrainian political prisoners in Crimea
The Russian Federation is illegally keeping 181 Ukrainian political prisoners in Crimea, 116 of whom are Crimean Tatars.
Russia keeps one missile carrier in Black Sea
Six enemy warships are currently on combat duty in the Black Sea off the Crimea coast, including one Kalibr cruise missile carrier with a total salvo of eight missiles.
14 February 2023
Russian troops being given orders to advance in most sectors, but they lack combat power - British intelligence
Russian forces are being given orders to advance in most sectors, but they have not massed sufficient offensive combat power on any one axis to achieve a decisive effect.
Some Crimean officials can count on pardon following deoccupation
After the liberation of Crimea, high-ranking officials with the occupation administrations, who were involved in decision-making and contributed to the consolidation of the enemy regime, should be held to account first of all.
13 February 2023
Foreign voices of Russian propaganda
The Centre for Strategic Communication and Information Security has put together the stories of the most prominent Western media figures who spread Russian propaganda and barely hide their cooperation with Putin’s regime. They maintain their own projects, and also help each other to promote them.
Almost 90% of Ukrainians ready to continue fighting off Russian aggression - poll
Almost 90 percent of Ukrainians are ready to further pursue the fight against Russian aggression even along the worst-case scenario.
Russian operational planners struggle with deciding which threats to prioritise countering on front – UK intel
The Ukrainian Army’s breakthrough in Zaporizhzhia and Luhansk would seriously challenge the viability of Russia’s ‘land bridge’ with Crimea and further undermine Russia’s professed war aim of ‘liberating’ the Donbas.
12 February 2023
Ukraine initiating at UN review of issue of illegal detention, killing of political prisoners in Russia
Each case where Ukrainian citizens die in Russian penitentiary facilities must see an appropriate response from the international community. Ukraine has already filed a letter with the UN Committee on Prevention of Torture and will demand that an international tribunal be created that would try Russia’s top military and political leadership.
Russians could engage Kurdish mercenaries in launching drone strikes on Ukraine - GUR
The Russian invaders are likely recruiting Kurdish mercenaries to organize drone attacks on targets in Ukraine.
11 February 2023
Wagner mercenaries helping Serbia to recreate Crimea scenario in the Balkans – President of Kosovo
Mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group are working with Serbian paramilitaries to smuggle weapons and unmarked military uniforms into Kosovo.
Invaders shell Odesa critical infrastructure and Zmiinyi Island
On the night of February 11, Russian aggressors launched several missile strikes on Odesa region using aircraft and a coastal missile system from the territory of temporarily occupied Crimea: they were aiming to hit critical infrastructure facilities and Zmiinyi (Snake) Island.
NYT predicts where Ukraine might launch counteroffensive
The most promising direction of Ukraine's counteroffensive, which is expected to kick off soon, will be the country’s south, with a focus on Melitopol.
Met Museum recognizes Aivazovsky, Kuindzhi, Repin as Ukrainian artists
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York recognized Ivan Aivazovsky, Arkhyp Kuindzhi, and Ilya Repin as Ukrainian, not Russian, artists.
10 February 2023
Why Russian athletes shouldn’t be allowed to compete at Olympics
On January 26, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) stated it would consider admitting Russian and Belarusian athletes to international competitions.
Romania claims Russian missile flew 35 km northeast of its border
Romania’s National Defence Ministry has provided details of an incident with the Russian missile that allegedly crossed into its airspace on Friday.
08 February 2023
Russian propaganda in Crimea: Kremlin Media integrating peninsula into Russia’s political and cultural space
A special characteristic of the media space in Crimea is that a significant part of publications currently working to support Russia’s war propaganda were founded and run even before 2014, doing nothing to conceal their pro-Moscow tilt.
Ukrainians honor memory of victims of Turkey earthquake outside embassy in Kyiv
Ukrainians lay flowers at the Turkish embassy in Kyiv, honoring those who died in the earthquake that rocked the southeastern part of the country on Monday.
Crimean Museums struggling to hire legal team for Scythian Gold case
In the Scythian Gold case, the so-called Crimean Museums is so far unable to find lawyers who would represent their interests in the cassation instance.
SBU exposes scheming in urban development business
The Security Service of Ukraine pressed charges against the head of the National Union of Architects of Ukraine, his deputy, and an IT expert, who manipulated data in the state-run electronic database in the area of urban construction.
07 February 2023
Russia stealing Ukraine’s grain: another ship captain charged
The captain of the Russian-flagged Nadezhda bulker, which in 2022 three times checked in the Sevastopol commercial seaport, which the Ukrainian authorities had shut down," was charged with transporting stolen Ukrainian grain.
Russia sentences soldiers for refusing to fight against Ukraine
In the temporarily occupied Sevastopol, two soldiers who snubbed the order to fight against Ukraine were sentenced to a prison term.
Medvedchuk's wife charged with financing overthrow of constitutional order
Oksana Marchenko, the wife of former Ukrainian MP Viktor Medvedchuk, has been charged with financing the overthrow of the constitutional order.
06 February 2023
Ukrainian intelligence predicts Russian offensive efforts in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia regions
In the spring and summer of 2023, Russia plans to call up for military service up to 500,000 people to support offensive operations in the east and south of Ukraine.
New delivery of Iranian Shahed drones to Russia expected - intel
The Russian Federation has already launched at Ukraine nearly 660 Shahed kamikaze drones out of 1,750 provided for in the contract with Iran.
In Crimea, Russians build base with fortified perimeter - satellite imagery
The Russian invasion forces have set up in the northern part of occupied Crimea a base with a fortified perimeter.
03 February 2023
Joint statement following the 24th EU-Ukraine Summit
Charles Michel, President of the European Council, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, met in Kyiv today for the 24th EU-Ukraine Summit and adopted a joint statement.