Russia concentrated over 40 thousand of the military on the border with mainland Ukraine and restores the nuclear storage on the peninsula. The leader of the Crimean Tatar people Mustafa Dzhemilev informed about that in the interview, the media ZN.ua reports. “There is about 40 thousand of the military there at least. There is such…

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Peace in Ukraine still hasn’t come a week after the Normandy format agreements in Minsk. Each party interprets the agreements reached in its own way. The United Nations Security Council adopts a resolution on Ukraine while Debaltseve is attacked by fire. Russia is looking for allies in Europe and Ukraine is asking the West to…

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The protest action “Crimea is part of Ukraine” has been held in front of the embassy of the Russian Federation in Kiev.  The initiators of the event, which are the center of public education “Almenda” and the “Coordination Council for organizations for internally displaced persons from Crimea”, advocated for liberation of the peninsula from the…

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The president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko stated that Ukraine would not resign its rights for Crimea in his appeal to the nation on the occasion of the anniversary of the tragic events on the peninsula. The official website of the president informs about that. “Ukraine will never resign its sovereign rights for Crimea and will…

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The Crimean “self-defense force” acquired the status of a state enterprise. “The head” of Crimea Sergey Aksenov informed about that, the online media Lenta-ru reports. “It is a state unitary enterprise. It participates in guards of critical infrastructures of Crimea, patrols streets together with the police. It is a usual state-agency for today,” Aksenov noted….

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The keynote of the Crimean mass media was defined by two factors last week: the search for “a fifth column”, introduction of a term “creative class” to the masses and another positive news that “the building will save Crimea” from the speaker-constructor of “the State Council” Vladimir Konstantinov. Against the background of the coming anniversary…

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The fact of the collection of signatures on a petition, which was directed against the city authorities was reported in Sevastopol. The press-service of the “government” of Sevastopol informs about that.   Thus, the report states that the housing association “Canyon” called to the citizens allegedly from the management team of the non-governmental organization North…

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“The authorities” of the Sovetskiy and Nizhnegorskiy districts of Crimea plan to build a bridge over the lake Sivash to the Arabat spit. “The chairman” of the Sovetskiy district council Igor Cheglakov says about that as the media 15 minutes informs.      The official said that thanks to this bridge both districts would have…

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The Russian bulk carrier Fort Azov sank in the Black Sea. It is reported in the Maritime Bulletin of Mikhail Voitenko. “There was a report that the bulk carrier Fort Azov sank near Sinop on the night of February 19, it seemed it had capsized,” the message says. The vessel that was carrying 3,000 tons…

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Our train from Kiev arrives to the half-empty train station of Slovyansk at half past 7 in the morning. People unhurriedly get out of the carriages: mostly these are elder women with the fabled plaid bags. Packs of dogs, which are chased by employees of the station from time to time, run along the tracks….

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