occupation

Crimean Tatar homes in occupied Crimea raided, - Mejlis Today, about 25 so-called "Crimean Cossacks" led by "ataman" Yakovlev and his deputy Rokhman raided homes of the Crimean Tatars in Dolinka village, the Krasnoperekopsk district of Crimea. 28.12.15 22:30 20 032 107 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Lines at entry to Crimea due to Russian occupiers, – State Border Guard Service The State Border Guard Service informs about gradual accumulation of vehicles on the administrative border with the occupied Crimea. 27.12.15 16:04 31 470 225 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Occupants threaten media and social networks in Crimea Crimea's "authorities" are set to monitor media and social networks to counter "extremism." 24.12.15 11:10 18 562 47 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Ukraine to file new suits against Russia over Crimea's occupation, - Minister Klimkin Ukrainian companies that have suffered damages due to the occupation of Crimea by Russia are set to file lawsuits. 22.12.15 12:24 17 599 178 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Russian mercenary Alexander Kuchersky unveils evidence of weapons supplies to Donbas by Putin’s ‘Voentorg’. PHOTOS New evidence of redeployment of Russian weapons and equipment to the occupied Donbas has been found. It's not only tactical signs and side numbers, but also inscriptions that Russian military and militants of illegal armed groups paint on their "war horses", which often help to identify the equipment supplied by the so-called “Putin’s Voentorg” (military shop) to the combined Russian-separatist forces. 21.12.15 18:57 80 964 86 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

War crimes of Sergeant Aflyatunov from 291st artillery brigade of Russian Federation against Ukraine. PHOTOS Local anti-terrorist operation in the east of Ukraine could have ended some year and a half ago, when Ukrainian military advanced against terrorist gangs and have almost encircled them near the Ukrainian-Russian border in the Luhansk region. Having realized it would not succeed with rebel forces only, Russia’s armed forces applied mean tactics of artillery shelling from bordering regions of Russia’s Rostov oblast. Right after this they invaded with tactic groups redeployed along the border. 24.12.15 12:03 78 348 81 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Putin promises not to give residents of Donbas up to Ukrainian nationalists Russia's President Vladimir Putin said this in an interview for the World Order film by Vladimir Solovyev, which Russia 1 TV channel broadcast in its Vesti Nedeli program on Sunday. 20.12.15 15:51 249 590 1 264 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Last Ukrainian cafe in rebel capital Donetsk closes down It was the last cafe in Donetsk where the waiters openly spoke Ukrainian: a popular meeting place in this pro-Russian rebel capital of eastern Ukraine. But now it has closed its doors, apparently after a dispute with the separatist authorities. 18.12.15 16:06 22 598 167 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Restrictions on trade with Crimea will enter into force Jan. 18 The resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No.1035 of Dec. 16 bans the import of food totally worth of more than 10,000 hryvnia (about $400) with the total weight acceding 50 kg per person into the territory of Crimea by the Ukrainian citizens. 18.12.15 11:54 7 437 52 Ukrainian Politics

Russia must immediately return "Boiko’s oil rigs” to Ukraine, - Foreign Ministry The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has conveyed deep outrage regarding the displacement of two self-elevating drilling rigs and ‘Tavrida’ oil platform in the Black Sea by the Russian side. 16.12.15 14:01 53 424 355 Incidents

Russia's GRU commando Nikolai Statsuk fights alongside "DPR" terrorists. PHOTOS Another fact of Russia's hybrid terrorism has been revealed, namely some fresh materials about a "Ukrainian trip" of one of the fighters of the Russian General Staff of the Armed Forces’ Main Intelligence Directorate have been found. 16.12.15 17:10 51 168 67 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Russia grossly violated international maritime law, - State Border Guard Service on "Boiko platforms" incident The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine confirms the Russian side has moved two jack-up rigs of Chornomornaftohaz out of the Odesa gas field area in the direction of the occupied Crimea. 15.12.15 18:13 18 844 58 Ukrainian Politics

Lifting sanctions against Russia after Minsk II implementation jeopardizes Crimea's reclamation, - Chubarov Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Poroshenko Bloc deputy Refat Chubarov fears the removal of economic sanctions from Russia for the implementation of the Minsk agreements will lead to an ultimate occupation of the annexed Crimea. 15.12.15 17:15 11 868 58 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Sanctions against Russia

Another Kremlin's failure on Minsk agreements - heavy artillery in downtown Donetsk. PHOTOS Another Russian occupational forces base has been revealed in the heart of the occupied Donetsk. 07.12.15 16:28 50 953 119 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Ukraine will return Crimea through international legal tools, - Poroshenko In the interview with Ukrainian TV channels, President Petro Poroshenko noted that Crimea remained Ukrainian territory and assured that he would do everything possible to return the peninsula to Ukraine with the help of international legal, political and diplomatic instruments. 07.12.15 10:00 61 232 804 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Russia is falling apart and we will soon return occupied Crimea, - Chubarov Ukraine will reclaim Russian-annexed Crimea in the near future while Russia will break-up. 04.12.15 15:37 65 914 374 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

For OSCE’s information: Russian 120-mm Nona-K howitzers boasted by terrorists near Mariupol. PHOTOS An OSINT-investigation conducted at the Mariupol direction has revealed places where united Russian-separatist forces are allegedly hiding artillery weapons that were supposed to be withdrawn from the demarcation line. 04.12.15 17:44 48 660 33 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Russian contract soldiers from 247th Air Assault Regiment unveiled fighting in Donbas. PHOTOS InformNapalm volunteer community continue unveiling the hybrid-terrorist activities of the Russian occupation forces, in part the actions of the Internal Troops’ unit, presence of which Kremlin cowardly denies. 02.12.15 10:27 41 717 90 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

UN sent humanitarian aid to occupied part of Donetsk region 15 trucks with humanitarian aid were sent by the World Food Programme of the United Nations to the inhabitants of the occupied part of the Donetsk region. 28.11.15 17:58 3 724 54 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Crimea's blackout: "Humming generator heralds good news". PHOTOS Crimea's news agencies hurry to report news of a bright future, claiming the Crimeans will be provided with generators, electricity, and gas. However, things are not so bright at the moment. Many settlements are still without electricity, communications, water. In Yalta, the gas pipeline exploded. Alushta has seen the electricity for the first time only today. 28.11.15 00:01 117 128 419 Previously in trend: Power blockade of Crimea

State of emergency declared in occupied Crimea because of power blackout State of emergency was introduced in the occupied Crimea due to termination of power on the peninsula. 22.11.15 12:15 84 314 433 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

MPs require termination of contract for electricity supply to occupied Crimea People's Front and Poroshenko Bloc MPs Heorhii Lohvynskyi and Mustafa Dzhemilev require terminating the contract for the supply of electricity in the occupied Crimea, which was lobbied by oligarch Grigorishin. 19.11.15 19:55 18 508 155 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Russian career officer Mikhaylov from 7th tank brigade of Russian Army fighting in Donbas. PHOTOS More and more facts are evidencing previous ‘trips’ of Russian military to Ukraine. 19.11.15 12:10 55 776 95 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Russia refuses to support UN resolution on IAEA because of Crimea stance Russia did not support the UN General Assembly's resolution in support of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) because Crimean nuclear facilities were defined as part of Ukraine in the final report. 18.11.15 12:01 36 311 97 World

Russian military from 31st brigade of Russian forces in Donbas. PHOTOS Another OSINT investigation by the international volunteer group InformNapalm revealed new facts of Russian Armed Forces’ participation in the Donbas combat activities. 10.11.15 12:16 77 069 115 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

French journalists: "We have enough evidence proving Russia's presence in Donbas" French journalists Sébastien Gaubert and Stéphane Siohan described how they met Russian military in the occupied Donbas. 09.11.15 13:35 25 408 122 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

American lawyers to help Naftohaz reclaim its assets in Crimea, - company's CEO Koboliev Naftohaz Ukrainy [state-owned oil and gas company - ed.] wants to hire an American law firm to file a separate lawsuit to the International Court of Arbitration with regard to its assets in the annexed Crimea. 04.11.15 18:35 10 552 101 Ukrainian Politics

Interior Ministry opened two cases on civil rights violations in occupied Crimea Ukraine's Interior Ministry has instituted two criminal proceedings with respect to violations of citizens' rights in Crimea. 02.11.15 22:25 7 426 52 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Russian ‘Torn’ and ‘Taran’ radio intelligence systems at terrorists' base in Donetsk. PHOTO investigation Another evidence of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has been discovered by InformNapalm international volunteer community by open source investigation of social profiles of the Russian servicemen and mercenaries. 02.11.15 12:02 51 254 112 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

US will not lift all sanctions as long as occupation of Crimea continues - John Tefft Washington is prepared to lift some sanctions imposed against Russia if the Minsk agreements are fulfilled, but will not lift all of them as long as the Crimean Peninsula remains part of Russia, US Ambassador to Russia John Tefft said Friday. 31.10.15 11:32 43 838 651 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

23.8 percent of Ukrainians ready to resist occupation by force of arms, - survey About an equal number of Ukrainians prefer armed resistance and civil resistance under foreign military intervention and occupation of their town or village, according to a sociological study of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS). 28.10.15 22:59 59 287 787 Society

Crimea was, is, and shall remain Ukrainian, - Latvian President Vejonis Latvia shuts out recognition of Russia's annexation of Crimea. 27.10.15 15:16 14 304 248 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Ukraine and Russia have not agreed on resumption of air traffic due to flights in occupied Crimea, - Reuters Russia and Ukraine failed to agree on the mutual lifting of sanctions on air traffic due to flights of the Russian airlines to occupied Crimea. 26.10.15 22:23 45 261 410 Ukrainian Politics

Three “Donbas trips” of Russia’s 18th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade soldiers. PHOTOinvestigation Another OSINT investigation revealed new facts of the Russian Army units’ participation in the Donbas combat activities. 23.10.15 16:30 31 780 76 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Yandex exposed bases of Russian invaders, clusters of military hardware and ammunition in Donbas. PHOTOS Yandex.Maps has successfully updated satellite images of the occupied territories, exposing bases of Russia's occupation forces as well as huge clusters of ammunition in the Donbas. 23.10.15 18:20 65 912 196 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Russia's Yandex "exposed" militants' base near Shyrokyne. PHOTOS Photos have been discovered on the Internet, showing clusters of Russian military equipment in the village of Bezimiane (Novoazovsk district, Donetsk region) located 8 km from the village of Shyrokyne. 20.10.15 16:50 106 216 121 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Russian Special Services ‘volunteers’ fight in the east of Ukraine. PHOTOS The team of InformNapalm.org reveals not only military component of the Russian aggression in their OSINT investigations, but also additional forces involved into the Donbas war by the Kremlin. 20.10.15 16:32 48 484 120 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Volume of smuggling in occupied Donbas exceeded 35 billion hryvnia this year. VIDEO Smuggling of goods to the occupied territories of Donbas is covered by senior officials of the Interior Ministry and the SBU from Kyiv. The large-scale smuggling is underway between Ukraine and its occupied part thanks to their "efforts". 19.10.15 17:34 39 037 90 Previously in trend: War

Pool of blood, scrapes, and bruises – detention of terrorist 'Minister' Liamin. PHOTO The so-called 'Fuel and Energy Minister' of 'DPR' Dmytro Liamin was beaten by members of the so-called 'Ministry of State Security' of 'DPR' during arrest. 18.10.15 15:17 153 614 209 Incidents

Oxford University Press geography textbook marks Crimea as part of Russia. PHOTOS Famous British publisher Oxford University Press has released a textbook on geography where the occupied Crimea is given as part of the Russian Federation. 14.10.15 21:10 94 012 522 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Russian invaders use training ground near Donetsk to shell civilians, - InformNapalm. PHOTOinvestigation Images showing military equipment and weapons of the so-called Donetsk Corps of the Russian Federation occupation troops redeployed in the Donetsk suburb, near dirt pile of Chumakovska mine have been found on the Internet. 15.10.15 14:52 48 673 117 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Career soldiers from Russian 74th Brigade fight in Donbas under guise of "LPR" detachment. PHOTOS Another OSINT investigation has discovered new information regarding the ‘Rostov-Ukraine assignment’ of the 74th separate motorized rifle brigade (military unit No. 21005, Central Military District, Yurga, Kemerov Oblast, Russia) in the summer and fall of 2014. There are also proofs that certain servicemen of this unit are still in the occupied territory of Donbas and serve in the ranks of the illegal armed formations of so-called ‘Novorossia’. 12.10.15 18:02 41 426 104 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Russian invader Alexey Krivdin signed contract for “Novorossia” army in Russia’s Volgograd military recruitment office, - InformNapalm. PHOTOinvestigation OSINT investigation of "DPR/LPR" militants' social media profiles revealed another Russian contract soldier, scout from the 291st separate artillery brigade who is currently a member of an illegal armed gang in the occupied Donbas. 16.10.15 17:48 36 822 41 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Poroshenko signs law setting Feb. 20, 2014 as starting point of Russia's occupation The president has signed a law that defines Feb. 20, 2014 as the starting date of Russia's temporary occupation of Ukraine. 07.10.15 17:55 12 658 95 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupation of Crimea Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Russian Tor missile systems spotted in Donetsk, - InformNapalm investigation. PHOTOS Up-to-day weaponry supplied to Donbas terrorists by Russia has been once again recorded in the Donbas occupied by Russian-separatist forces. 07.10.15 17:35 62 023 39 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

US will not lift sanctions against Crimea until it is returned to Ukraine, - Nuland Washington will maintain the sanctions imposed against Crimea occupied by Russia until it is returned to Ukraine. 07.10.15 09:01 37 392 454 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Sanctions against Russia Russian terrorists downed MH17

Russian occupation forces revealed at Avtoahrehat Plant in Krasnodon, Ukraine. PHOTOS Images of military equipment belonging to Russian occupation forces redeployed in the Luhansk region's Avtoahrehat Plant in Krasnodon village were made public on the Internet. 05.10.15 18:30 65 062 144 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Re-entry of occupied Donbas started, Crimea is next, Poroshenko says Ukraine has launched the process of return of temporarily occupied territories: the Donbas process will be followed by similar steps in regards to Russia-occupied Crimea. 05.10.15 08:52 131 337 881 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas