In Yalta and in the outskirts of the city there was a flood caused by heavy rains. Because of this, the crocodilarium was completely flooded. Focus writes about this. “The room was completely flooded. In the last seconds, almost everyone managed to evacuate,” says the director of the crocodilarium, Viktor Zhilenko. There was still...
The Sevastopol City Court sentenced a Crimean resident born in 12 to 1955 years in prison, finding her guilty of high treason, namely the transfer of secret information to the intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, writes BBC. The court press service announced the verdict on Monday, March 29. “A native of Bakhchisarai,...
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) declared partially admissible the complaint of systematic violations of human rights in Crimea, filed by Ukraine against Russia. The court agreed with Kiev's version that the peninsula came under the de facto control of Russia on February 27, 2014. Dispute…
The UN General Assembly adopted an updated Ukrainian resolution “The human rights situation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine,” the provisions of which were significantly strengthened this year. This was reported by Ukrayinska Pravda with reference to a statement by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. “The resolution clearly defines illegitimacy...
The resolution specifically condemns the militarization of the peninsula, writes Voice of America. The UN General Assembly has once again adopted a resolution calling on Russia to immediately, completely and unconditionally end its occupation of Crimea. 63 countries voted for the resolution, 17 were against it, and 62 abstained. The document condemns...
The American authorities allowed their planes to fly over the Black Sea near Crimea. As a result, the entire central and eastern part of the Black Sea opens up to US passenger aviation, over which important routes from Asia to Europe run. But who will control these flights ...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who visited Ukraine on January 31, at one of the closed meetings in Kiev said that Crimea was lost for Ukraine, Novoye Vremya writes. Pompeo expressed this position at a meeting with Crimean activist Emina Dzhaparova, who asked the head of American diplomacy ...
The UN General Assembly adopted a Resolution on the Protection of Human Rights in the Crimea annexed by Russia. It took effect immediately. Writes about this "Voice of America". 65 countries voted for, 23 against, 83 abstained. Among those who opposed ...
Anti-aircraft missile fence on the coast, more ships, frequent exercises - the US government think tank RAND Corporation has published a report on Russia's containment strategy in the Black Sea. The center's experts claim that Moscow has deployed significant forces to Crimea that threaten NATO's infrastructure. ...
Los Angeles Times travel correspondent Jeff Opdyke wrote an article recommending that Americans travel to Russian-annexed Crimea. The journalist called his material: “Crimea - unexpected beauty against the backdrop of an unresolved history.” Please note that US officials are prohibited from visiting…