Following the appearance on 29 June of photographs and videos of two gas turbines, apparently produced by Siemens, being delivered to Sevastopol in occupied Crimea, the German technology giant has first refuted media allegations that its...
Thanks to comments made by the former Deputy Chief of Staff Yuriy Dumanskyi, Ukrainian and world media have begun to discuss the possible “exchange” of Crimea for Sevastopol — in other words, preserving the Russian status...
Many of the 774 Chechens slated to be drafted into the Russian military during the fall draft – which in Chechnya will last until December 31 – will serve in occupied Crimea and Sevastopol naval base, a source in the military...
Why Sevastopol has changed from the city of “Russian glory” to the city of shame. Russian propagandists like to call occupied Sevastopol “the city of Russian glory.” The fact that the military history of Sevastopol...
Sevastopol site “Primechaniya” reports that the huge graffiti of Putin on the side wall of a building has been damaged. The eyes of the Russian president have been scratched out. During the night, someone probably used climbing...
Eight months have gone by since Russia occupied the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. A lot has changed on the peninsula during this time. State-owned companies were ‘nationalized,’ some of the Ukrainian oligarchs had their property...
Bohdan Lu, for “Fakty” The out-of-office correspondent of “FAKTY” shared his impressions about the trip from Kyiv to the occupied peninsula. I hitchhiked from Kyiv to Crimea by car. Along the road, at traffic police posts there...
On Friday, May 25, secondary schools throughout Ukraine, including Crimea, were holding ceremonies marking the official end of the school year. Students graduating from the Lesya Ukrainka Gymnasium No. 5 in Sevastopol, along with their...
In Crimea, students of the Sevastopol National University of Nuclear Energy and Industry ignored the anthem and flag of the Russian Federation. On Friday, March 28, in Sevastopol National University of Nuclear Energy and Industry a...
The F-word is almost entirely meaningless today. “Fascism” has mostly become a perjorative word, used as an insult – and a scare tactic by Russia meant to paralyze opponents. In 1944, George Orwell wrote “almost any...
In Petrozavodsk on June 1 began the trial of one of the most amazing people I have ever known – local historian Yuriy Dmitriev. He has dedicated his life to the dead. He is accused either of producing child pornography or illegal...
