Staffing of medical personnel is 50-68% in rural areas of the occupied peninsula. The first “deputy chairman” of the State Council Konstantin Bakharev announced this information at the ‘Health of people is the basis of successful development of Russia’ forum. “Currently, staffing levels of Crimea are 72% for a medical group, about 80% – for…

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One of the most serious problems for occupied Crimea is a fresh water shortage. Termination of the Dnieper water supply through the North Crimean Canal immediately after the annexation aggravated the peninsula’s water supply problem dramatically. In 2014, they used the Dnieper water reserves and drilled deep-water wells, in 2015 – heavy rains in May…

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In occupied Crimea, the number of sheep and goats decreased by more than 100 thousand animal units compared with 2013.  Krymstat reports contain this data. In particular, according to statistics as of May 1, 2016, 226.5 thousand sheep and goats as contrasted with 336.8 thousand animal units as of May 1, 2013 were recorded in…

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Sergey Marchenko   Ukrainian sanctions against Crimea Air communication between mainland Ukraine and Crimea was stopped when “men in green” have occupied Crimean airports. In March, Kiev officially closed the airports of Crimea. In accordance with the UN resolution on non-recognition of results of the Crimean “referendum”, the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) continues to…

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Sergey Marchenko In March, there was the second anniversary of the annexation of Crimea by Russia. These 24 months have dramatically changed the life of the Crimean people: problems with water and electricity took people living on the peninsula back to the cave-dwelling times, integration into the Russian legal field became a serious challenge –…

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In Sevastopol, a number of deaths exceeded a number of births by 227 people during the first quarter. This is evidenced by the Sevastopolstat data. In particular, 1317 children were born in the hero-city during the first three month of 2016, representing an increase of 93 children compared to the same period of 2015. At…

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The prosecutor’s office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea conducts the pre-trial investigation into the genocide of Crimean Tatar people and the Ukrainian law provides for the maximum punishment for that. The deputy prosecutor of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Petr Kovalenko said that at a press conference arranged to coincide with the Remembrance Day…

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When Russia annexed the Ukrainian Crimea in spring 2014, Moscow has promised real wonders to its population: to build the roads, repair schools and kindergartens and restore enterprises. Crimeans listened these honey words enthusiastically expecting a comfortable life. But time is moving on, and the life of those people who participated in the referendum flying…

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It is impossible to forecast the further situation development in Crimea without taking into account the actual state of things on the peninsula. Russia occupied and then annexed Crimea in the course of military intervention. As a result, the Russian Federation provides the peninsula not only with own legislation, but also with its practical application,…

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More than two-thirds of providers operating in occupied Crimea get Internet traffic from mainland Ukraine because it is much cheaper than the Russian one. Rossiyskaya gazeta newspaper’s journalists informed about this fact quoted the sources in Crimea. “About two-thirds of operators in the CFD (“Crimean Federal District” – editor’s note) are technically registered in the…

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