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Mayor of Nice to visit Yalta
The Mayor’s office of Nice, France reported that the city Mayor, Christian Estrosi, is planning to make a friendly visit to Yalta in the second half of May. It was also mentioned in the statement made by the Mayor’s Office to Krym.Realii that cooperation between the two cities in the areas of economy, culture, tourism, healthcare, sports and education is expected.
The press service of the Mayor’s Office of Nice explained that the signing of the memorandum of cooperation and friendly relations …
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Ukrainian Intelligence: More Russian servicemen have arrived in the Donbas
The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said that Russian servicemen arrived in the the self-proclaimed republics of the Donbas.
The Ministry asserts that a subdivision of the 22nd Separate Special Mission Brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces has been redeployed to the Southeast of Ukraine from the Rostov region.
In addition, the Main Directorate of Intelligence reports that on the 3rd of March, …
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Marinka checkpoint in eastern Ukraine closed due to sniper fire
The Marinka checkpoint was temporarily shut down on the 5th March due to a sniper attack at a Ukrainian roadblock on Saturday morning, the Ukrainian Armed Force’s press center stated.
The leaders of the Ukrainian forces in the Donbas region declared that the attack was a “reckless violation of the Minsk Agreements by fighters of the so-called DPR”.
Separatists attacked a roadblock of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at about 9:45 am. The defense borderline of the Marinka checkpoint was also …
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European Parliament MPs, British government call for immediate release of Savchenko
Deputies of the European Parliament and the city of London have called for the release of Ukrainian pilot, Nadiya Savchenko. In a letter addressed to Savchenko, 26 deputies announced their intention to “continue their struggle” for her release. This letter was posted by Savchenko’s lawyer, Mark Freygin, on his Facebook page. The Ukrainian pilot is seen to be a victim of the unjust regime of the Kremlin. European parliamentarians have called Savchenko’s behavior “an example of strong …
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Russia continues to build its military presence in the Black Sea
The Russian Navy plans to bolster its presence in the Crimea by transferring several Sukhoi Su-30sm jets and other pieces of military equipment to the annexed peninsula, as reported by TASS.
According to a representative of the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet (BSF), Vyacheslav Trukhachev, 8 Su-30s were recently deployed to the Crimea, and several more aircraft of this type will be sent to the peninsula this year.
As stated by Trukhachev, following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, the …