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…
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,…
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…
Most migrants who moved to Crimea in the first quarter of 2016 are people from other regions of Ukraine and the Russian Federation. The Krymstat monitoring provides this information. In particular, the number of external migrants who came to the peninsula was 7,000 people in January-March 2016. 3.3 thousand people of them (47.3%) are migrants…
In occupied Crimea, the doctors massively leave the state-financed medical facilities because of low salaries. The Crimea advocacy group informs about that. According to human rights defenders, the doctor’s monthly salary in the hospital includes a position salary and a so called incentive payment. “The nurse receives 5-6 thousand rubles plus incentive payments of up…
The national Crimean Tatar Hıdırellez, which is the holiday of spring and fertility, took place under the patronage of the occupation “authorities” of the Bakhchisaray raion of Crimea. The celebration began at 10 am and, according to occupation media, attracted not less than 25 000 guests, including representatives of national communities of Crimea. “There…
Journalists of “Voice of Crimea”revealed in their TV spoke about the repression against those who opposed the Russian occupation of Crimea.
In occupied Simferopol, emergency medical personnel are complaining about the wage cut by a third. It should be noted that if ambulance drivers got 19-22 thousand rubles (6600-7600 hryvnas at the NBU exchange rate – editors’ note) at the beginning of the year, then the salary for April amounted only to 8-13 thousand rubles (2800-4500…
Journalists of “Voice of Crimea” reveal life of Ukrainians in occupied Crimea in their TV show. Embroidery, flag and blue and yellow ribbon. Crimean occupation authorities such people – typical extremists.
Olga Efimova Crimea was an active participant in the international trade before the annexation – its trade turnover was estimated at billions of dollars and the number of partner-countries was over one hundred. Today the situation has changed dramatically: due to the Western sanctions against the occupied peninsula, the trade turnover as well as…
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A number of HIV-infected persons is increasing annually by 10-12% in Crimea
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Climent: Moscow Patriarchate tries to take away the building of Ukrainian church in Crimea
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Ukrainian people’s deputies in the struggle for occupied Crimea
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Sevastopol “government”: the level of corruption in the city reached 75%
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“Krymstat”: a third of enterprises in Crimea are loss making
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A “Minister”: Medical centers of Crimea are staffed by doctors only by one third
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In Crimea, the number of road traffic victims increased by 50% over the period of annexation
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Supported NGO «The Crimea Center of Business and Cultural Cooperation «Ukrainian House» within the framework of the project "Return of the Crimea."In the Crosshairs" of the society" by the Media Development Fund of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine. The views of the authors do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Government.
The Crimean Centre for Business and Cultural Cooperation ‘Ukrainian House’, founded in 1999 and until recently based in Simferopol, Crimea before being forced to flee, is creating an information centre `Voice of Crimea’. The centre will cover the developments in Crimea through a web platform and daily TV programme ‘Pod Pritselom’ [In the spotlight], as well as a weekly analytical programme `Voice of Crimea’, broadcast in Russian, Ukrainian and English. EED support comes at an early phase and will complement other start-up funding.