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Russia's Ministry of Housing and Communal Services: Seven Crimean regions are experiencing water shortages
In the Russian-annexed Crimea, seven regions are experiencing water shortages, as announced by the Minister for Housing and Communal Services of the Kremlin-controlled peninsular government, Sergey Karpov.
"Altogether we have seven problem areas: Leninsky District (the most problematic), Kerch, Sudak, Bakhchysarai, Feodosia, and Simferopol regions – villages of Fontany and Stroganovka, Simferopol – Krasnaya Gorka and Verkhnyaya Ukrainka. As of today, supply of water to these localities is …
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Russian politician: Russia does not provide compensation to the families of soldiers killed in Ukraine
Russian politician and human rights activist, Lev Schlosberg, stated on-air with Ekho Moskvii that the majority of families of Russian servicemen killed in the Donbas don’t get the promised compensation (RUB 2 million) from the state.
“Some people were paid but not all of them. When the number of killed became very high, many of them were labeled as Cossacks and their families didn’t get anything at all. We know people who were killed who were just buried, including in Pskov. As veterans of …
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Media: Armed skirmish broke out between Russians and Ukrainians across Crimean border
An armed clash between Russian and Ukrainian parties happened on the Crimean border on Saturday evening. This was reported by Rosbalt with reference to an informed source in the Crimea. According to unconfirmed data, no casualties have been reported.
According to the source, the clash occurred as a result of a subversive group’s breakthrough form Ukraine’s Kherson region. After the shooting, the area was blocked off by Russian security forces, and security measures were implemented across …
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Ukrainian military movements have been noted near the Crimean administrative border
In the Henichesk district of the Kherson region bordering the annexed Crimea, local residents have observed the movement of Ukrainian military equipment. The residents of the town of Novooleksiyivka reported that military equipment was being transported along the railway tracks.According to the speaker of the Ukrainian General Staff, Vladislav Seleznev, the Ukrainian military continue to strengthen the border with the Crimea with the assistance of people and technology. "We are carrying out …
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Russian FSB claims to have thwarted terrorist attack in Crimea prepared by Ukrainian intelligence
The Russian FSB claims to have thwarted a terrorist attack in the Crimea prepared by Ukrainian military intelligence, TV Dozhd reported. The Russian intelligence service reported that one of its agents was killed in a raid on a premises where homemade bombs, guns, ammunition, mines, and grenades were found.
“As a result of search operations on the night from August 6 to August 7, 2016, a group of saboteurs was discovered near the town of Armyansk in the Crimean Republic. An FSB officer died as …