Crimea
Taras Stetskiv: Authorities should have used military force in Crimea in 2014
Taras Stetskiv, a five-term Member of Parliament, believes that the Ukrainian leadership in 2014 made a strategic error by refusing to use force to defend Crimea. He argues that the state had every opportunity to carry out a counter-terrorism…
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Military Commissar in Yevpatoria and Saky Receives Suspicion over Forced Conscription of Ukrainians
The Main Directorate of the SBU in Crimea announced on 21 September 2026 that it had notified Russian military commissar Denys Lytvynenko of suspicion regarding the forced conscription of Ukrainian citizens. He is charged with war crimes, treason…
Invaders Involve 36 Thousand Children in Yunarmia in Crimea and Sevastopol
Russian occupation authorities have involved about 49 thousand minors from temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories in the ranks of Yunarmia, with the largest number recorded on the peninsula. Specifically, approximately 36 thousand children…
SBI charges two former Sevastopol Berkut officers with torture at a checkpoint
The State Bureau of Investigation has charged two former officers of the Sevastopol Berkut unit. They are accused of torturing ZSU military personnel, volunteers, and activists at a checkpoint near Armyansk during the 2014 occupation of Crimea.
Consequences of hostilities and militarisation of temporarily occupied Crimea
In temporarily occupied Crimea, a damaged Russian landing ship has been spotted in Sevastopol Bay. At the same time, the occupation administration is intensifying the militarisation of youth and carrying out mobilisation measures.
Consequences of strikes on occupation objects and agricultural crisis in Crimea
A series of explosions and fires occurred in temporarily occupied Crimea, including strikes on military facilities. Meanwhile, local farmers report selling grain below cost and refusing to sow winter crops.
