Apr 30, 2023
"Russian Oil Depot Burned in Temporarily Occupied Crimea"
40 000 tons of fuel for the Russian Black Sea fleet burned together with the depot. The Russian occupation authorities declared it was a 'Uk
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"Russian Oil Depot Burned in Temporarily Occupied Crimea"
40 000 tons of fuel for the Russian Black Sea fleet burned together with the depot. The Russian occupation authorities declared it was a 'Uk
JRL NEWSWATCH: "More than 10,000 Russian troops returning to bases after drills near Ukraine - Interfax" - Reuters
JRL NEWSWATCH: “More than 10,000 Russian troops returning to bases after drills near Ukraine – Interfax” – Reuters
“More than 10,000 Russian troops have been returning to their permanent bases after month-long drills near Ukraine, Interfax news agency reported … citing the Russian military. … Estimates for the number of Russian troops recently moved closer to Ukraine vary from 60,000 to 90,000, with one U.S. intelligence document suggesting that number could be ramped up as high as 175,000. …” Recent Russian…
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Are Chechens being purposefully pitted against Crimean Tatars?
Are Chechens being purposefully pitted against Crimean Tatars?
Dozens of individuals were detained after clashes in Yevpatoria, in Russian-occupied Ukrainian Crimea, on the night of September 22, 2021. Police fired shots into the air to stop the rioters and arrested 58 people as a result of the disturbances. Law enforcement reportedly found small arms on some of the detained individuals (Interfax, September 22). One resident of Crimea was diagnosed with…
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“When the current ran, I constantly jerked” -- harrowing details emerge of Russia’s FSB torturing a Crimean Tatar into “confessing” to sabotage
“When the current ran, I constantly jerked” -- harrowing details emerge of Russia’s FSB torturing a Crimean Tatar into “confessing” to sabotage #LetMyPeopleGo #FreeAkhtemov
Asan Akhtemov and his compatriots were arrested on 3-4 September. On that night, Russian security service officers raided their homes and detained Deputy Mejlis of Crimean Tatars Nariman Dzhelyal, Aziz Akhtemov, Asan Akhtemov, Eldar Odamanov, and Shevket Useinov for alleged…
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Russians relocated to occupied Crimea now make up one-third of the population, experts say
Russians relocated to occupied Crimea now make up one-third of the population, experts say
Russia has been changing the demographics and the ethnic composition of the Crimean population since the very beginning of its occupation of this Ukrainian peninsula. In early spring 2014, local pro-Ukrainian activists started leaving the peninsula, feeling unsafe amid the Russian crackdown on everything Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar. On the other hand, Russia started militarizing Crimea, pumping…
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The limits of compromise for Biden & Putin: Ukrainians' views of the future of occupied Crimea and Donbas
The limits of compromise for Biden & Putin: Ukrainians’ views of the future of occupied Crimea and Donbas
It presents landmarks and signals what the Ukrainian people really want, and therefore, what Kyiv’s policy can or should be. It also informs the Ukrainian government about specific opportunities and pitfalls. The signals are very important for the negotiations that will take place in Geneva. They rule out the possibility of a “bigger agreement” between Russia and the West without Ukraine’s…
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Forced migration in Crimea as part of Russia's 'hybrid' strategy
Forced migration in Crimea as part of Russia’s ‘hybrid’ strategy
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Decree No. 201 came into effect on March 20, 2021. The executive edict adds Crimea and Sevastopol to “the list of Russia’s border territories where foreign citizens, stateless persons, and foreign legal entities cannot own land.” As such, non-Russians, including Ukrainian citizens who still reside in occupied Crimea but who refused to obtain a Russian passport,…
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'Enemy Of My Enemy:' In Ukraine, Mixed Feelings About Kremlin Foe Navalny
‘Enemy Of My Enemy:’ In Ukraine, Mixed Feelings About Kremlin Foe Navalny
(Article text ©2021 RFE/RL, Inc., Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – rferl.org – Dan Peleschuk – KYIV, Feb. 24, 2021 – article text also appeared at rferl.org/a/navalny-ukraine-attitudes-mixed-feelings-russia-nationalism-putin/31120106.html) Few patriots would appreciate an outsider comparing a chunk of their country to finger food. But when Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny did just…
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