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The news surrounding the occupation in Ukraine highlights a series of significant events. Central to these developments is the 'Bring Kids Back UA' initiative spearheaded by President Zelenskyy, aiming to bring back children from temporarily occupied territories. This humanitarian effort has seen dozens of children and young adults returned to Ukrainian soil, highlighting the compounded issues that arise from occupation. Moreover, Ukraine reinforces its legal doctrine by not recognizing forced Russian passportization in the occupied regions, emphasizing that these individuals remain Ukrainian citizens legally. In a related geopolitical response, the Ukrainian Ministry has condemned visits by foreign ambassadors to occupied regions like Crimea, affirming their stance against the Russian presence. These actions underscore Ukraine's commitment to sovereignty and the protection of its citizens amid ongoing occupation challenges.

What efforts are being made to rescue children from occupied territories in Ukraine?

The 'Bring Kids Back UA' initiative is a significant effort spearheaded by President Zelenskyy to rescue children from the temporarily occupied territories. Many children have been successfully returned to Ukraine, highlighting the ongoing effort to reunite families and provide safety for the youngest affected by occupation. This initiative reflects Ukraine's broader commitment to protecting its citizens and upholding their rights in the face of foreign occupation.

Does Ukraine recognize Russian passports issued in occupied areas?

No, Ukraine does not recognize forced passportization carried out by Russia in the occupied territories. Ukrainian law states that these individuals remain legal citizens of Ukraine, underscoring the country's firm stance against the occupation's legal impositions. This legal framework is part of Ukraine's broader strategy to resist foreign occupation and maintain its territorial integrity.

How has the international community reacted to the occupation in Ukraine?

The international community, including prominent leaders and organizations, has condemned the occupation and called for Ukraine's sovereignty to be respected. Specific actions, such as visits by ambassadors to occupied regions, have been met with criticism from Ukraine, which continues to lobby for global support against the Russian advances. This underscores the geopolitical complexity and the need for unified international support for Ukraine.

What is Ukraine's stance on negotiations about occupied territories?

Ukraine has taken a firm stance against ceding any territories to Russia, as stated by President Zelenskyy. Despite various international discussions and negotiations, Ukraine insists that these regions belong to the Ukrainian people and cannot be legally recognized as part of Russia. This position is crucial in international diplomacy, affecting potential peace talks and resolutions regarding the occupied territories.

What are the implications of the occupation for civilian populations in Ukraine?

The occupation has significant implications for civilians, including hardships such as forced passportization, limited freedoms, and in some instances, relocation. Human rights organizations and Ukraine's government continually work towards highlighting these issues, providing humanitarian assistance, and advocating for international intervention to protect the affected populations and restore their rights and livelihoods.

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русский мир оккупанты россияне "Two happy families": Russian Сolonel and captain came under Ukrainian artillery fire. Colonel left with no legs, captain died. PHOTOS The smell of money and nationalist propaganda on Russian TV switch off the brains of Russian soldiers who go to war in the Donbas in the pursuit of profit. 428 706 779 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

граница State Duma of Russia to denounce 2004 borger agreement with Ukraine The State Duma of Russia proposed to denounce a valid treaty between Russia and Ukraine regarding Russian-Ukrainian state border. 164 480 741 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupation of Crimea

татары конгресс крымские анкара Crimea should become national-territorial autonomy within Ukrainian borders, – Klimkin. PHOTOS Ukraine will create a communication map to provide Crimea with the status of national-territorial autonomy within the Ukrainian state. 56 744 731 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

крым греция корабли Greeks take grain, scrap metal, oil, and gas from Crimea bypassing sanctions. PHOTOS Greek vessels that violate the ban on entry into ports of Russia-annexed Crimea, often carry liquefied natural gas and oil products, as well as grain and scrap metal. Turkish cargo ships are suspected of concealing the nature of the imported goods. 167 244 731 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Ukraine Deenergised Three Transmission Lines Supplying Crimea with Energy- Media Ukraine has shut down three power lines transmitting energy to Crimea. The peninsula is currently receiving power trough the only Kakhovka – Dzhankoi high-voltage line. 155 180 721 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

"днр" бумага "документ" Putin signed decree on recognition of 'DPR' and 'LPR' passports by Russia President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Saturday that declared documents issued to permanent residents of the so-called DPR and LPR republics valid in Russia. 265 323 719 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

крым санкции crimea sanctions Materials on Russia’s occupation of Crimea ready to be passed to International Court - PGO Prosecutor General's Office is ready to refer materials on the case of annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation to the International Criminal Court in the Hague (the Netherlands). 63 829 715 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

крым симферополь EU introduces new sanctions against Russian Federation for annexation of Crimea The Council of the European Union at the level of Foreign Ministers decided to extend the restrictive measures through the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol. 119 554 709 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Sanctions against Russia

разумов Head of Russian Union of Afghan veterans Razumov told of Russia's plans to 'finish off' its rivals. VIDEO (in Russian) Head of the "Russian Union of Afghan veterans" organization Alexander Razumov announced Russia's plans to continue military conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, and confirmed presence of the Russian military in Ukraine and Syria. 217 832 699 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

турчинов ато Situation is escalating. Terrorists switch to active offensive operations – NSDC Secretary Turchynov Secretary of the National Security Council Oleksandr Turchynov notes that "a real terrorist threat exists in the country today." 164 124 693 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Dzhemilev calls on Poroshenko to completely block occupied Crimea The official Kyiv should completely block Crimea - no delivery of any food products, no electricity, no water - which will help to liberate the peninsula from the invaders. 94 142 687 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Poroshenko: Without Return of Crimea, There Can Be no Normal Relations with Russia President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that the talks with Russia aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine, but it is too early to speak about a full normalization of relations with Russia because of the situation with Crimea. 63 029 676 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

документ стенограмма Rada unveils transcript of NSDC meeting of Feb. 28, 2014: only Secretary Turchynov voted for martial law imposition. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) The transcript of the meeting of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) of Feb. 28, 2014 during the Russian occupation of Crimea was made public at today's meeting of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on National Security and Defense. 166 948 671 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Russian Foreign Ministry protests UN mission report which calls Crimea Ukrainian territory The Russian Foreign Ministry believes that not all of the estimates of the UN mission in Ukraine on Human Rights are objective. 161 857 669 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Poklonskaya photo Show trial of Euromaidan activist who allegedly beaten up riot policemen was staged in Crimea. PHOTOS On April 20, the first hearing in the case of Euromaidan activist Oleksandr Kostenko commenced in Simferopol, Crimea. He is accused of causing bodily harm to Berkut policeman on the Maidan in Kyiv in February 2014. 110 803 663 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

санкции Obama imposed new sanctions against Russia U.S. President Baraсk Obama issued an Executive Order (E.O.) imposing new sanctions against Russia. Washington intends to block property of certain persons and prohibit certain transactions with respect to the Crimea region of Ukraine. 114 289 654 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Sanctions against Russia

сша нацгвардии делегация 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. 43 838 651 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

порошенко фсб крым "These fantasies serve as pretext for more military threats against Ukraine," - Poroshenko on Russian charges of terrorism in occupied Crimea President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has commented on the recent events in the territory of temporarily occupied Crimea as well as statements by Russia's Federal Security Service and President Putin. 134 436 649 Previously in trend: Putin's provocation in Crimea

трамп "Was Obama too soft on Russia?" - Trump on Crimea's occupation In 2014, Russia illegally seized Crimea from Ukraine. 232 970 648 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Two Russia's gas turbine power plants broke down in Kerch. Several city districts face blackouts Two gas turbine power plants with the capacity of 22.5 MW went out of order in the occupied Kerch (Crimea). 110 939 647 Previously in trend: Power blockade of Crimea

армия смерть рф оккупанты Yuri Levashev, commander of terrorist reconnaissance unit, destroyed near Mariupol. PHOTO The anti-terrorist operation forces eliminated commander of a reconnaissance unit from Akademgorodok, the Novosibirsk region, Russia, Yuri Levashev near Mariupol. It is mentioned that the 32-year-old mercenary died in a battle on Jan. 23. 301 456 644 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

лавров Russia’s Lavrov demands lifting trade embargo on self-proclaimed “DPR”/“LPR” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says blockade of the breakaway republics was orchestrated by Ukrainian nationalists. 181 888 638 Oddities

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry advises Lavrov to be more modest: "Prior to the annexation of Crimea by Catherine II, the peninsula had nothing to do with Russia" Russian Foreign Ministry headed by Sergei Lavrov should not include Crimea to the "native Russian territories." 107 318 633 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Putin Promises to Give Russia Weapons Like No Other Army in the World Has The Russian army will be equipped with modern offensive and defensive weapons, which no other army in the world has, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. 153 205 631 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

крым Water supply to occupied Crimea cut by new dam. VIDEO A new dam on the North-Crimean canal has blocked water deliveries to the occupied Crimea. 240 670 617 Ukrainian Politics

путин Putin confirmed Crimea's annexation had been planned by Kremlin. VIDEO Russian President Vladimir Putin disclosed details of operation of last year's Crimea annexation to media. 199 613 614 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

'DPR' terrorists announced ethnic cleansing of Ukrainians in Horlivka 'DPR' terrorists announced ethnic cleansing of Ukrainians. 217 603 602 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

сорока "It's a shame, but people in "LPR" wait for Ukrainian army to come," - separatist Soroka bemoans situation in occupied Donbas Supporter of occupants and separatist Anna Soroka recognized on air of a terrorist-controlled TV channel that the Luhansk region residents despise militants and their widows. 273 024 600 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Britain's Foreign Secretary: Russia must return the Crimea to Ukraine Foreign Secretary denounces Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea one year after. 46 257 598 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

путин крым снг Head of Ukrainian delegation to CIS summit puts Russia’s Putin on defensive for Crimea occupation. VIDEO (in Russian) Ukrainian Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic Mykola Doroshenko pointed to the illegality of the annexation of Crimea as he was speaking at the meeting of Council of Heads of the Commonwealth of the Independent States (CIS) held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan today, Sept. 16. The meeting was also attended by President Vladimir Putin of Russia. 299 766 597 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

крым санкции Crimean Tatars demand power cut for occupied Crimea The issue of termination of power supply to Crimea from Ukraine's mainland will soon be raised before the Ukrainian government. 55 552 592 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

россия крым Putin Says Russia Invaded Crimea for the Fear of NATO Russian President Vladimir Putin explained Russian occupation of Crimea by the fact that as a part of Ukraine it was threatened to become a part of the Alliance. 121 595 587 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Russia’s Foreign Ministry says annexation of Crimea and aggression in Donbas do not violate Budapest Memorandum The Foreign Ministry states that the Russian Federation did not violate the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, did not annex Crimea, and has nothing to do with the military actions in the Donbas. 80 302 584 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupation of Crimea

армия дебальцево Ukrainian army left Debaltseve. PHOTOS Ukrainian Armed Forces and the National Guard continue to withdraw their units from Debaltseve, the Donetsk region. 455 586 579 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Debaltseve salient

лавров Lavrov on occupied Crimea: "We have nothing to return" Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced at a press conference that Crimea will remain part of the Russian Federation. 193 983 572 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

"The fascist government of Ukraine" infringed the Greeks in Crimea. Russia could not help but protect them! - Greek Defense Minister Defense Minister of Greece Panos Kammenos said that it was necessary to protect the Greeks in Crimea from the "fascist government of Ukraine”. 78 128 567 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Chubarov: Putin prepares to carry arduous negotiations on Crimea. He will try to save his blushes Head of the Mejlis, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine deputy Refat Chubarov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares to drive a hard bargain on Crimea. 131 223 565 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

чубаров Crimea to be purged after de-occupation, 200,000 persons have to leave, - Chubarov Head of Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars, president of World Crimean Tatar Congress, MP Refat Chubarov is certain Crimea will return from Russian occupation to Ukraine's control. 130 622 564 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

обсе горловка "Why the hell have you come here? Get out of the car. We're taking the car!" - residents of occupied Horlivka ban OSCE observers from work. VIDEO About 20 residents of occupied city of Horlivka, the Donetsk region, were banning a group of OSCE Special Mission monitors from fulfilling their tasks. Beware of rude language (in Russian). 173 068 541 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

крым French Charlie Hebdo ridiculed pseudo referendum held in occupied Crimea and Putin's policy. PHOTOS There were works concerning pseudo referendum, which took place in March 2014 in Crimea occupied by the Russian troops as well as the aggressive policy of Russian President Vladimir Putin, among the caricatures of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, the editors office of which was brutally attacked by the terrorists yesterday. 202 543 540 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Attacks in France

путин putin “For me, it is not borders and state territories that matter, but people’s fortunes,” - Putin commented on Russian occupation of Crimea Russian President Vladimir Putin said that “it is not borders and state territories, but people’s fortunes” that mattered for him when it came to the territorial allegiance of Crimea occupied by the Russian Federation. At the same time he confirmed the use of military force to hold the so-called referendum on the peninsula. 154 356 540 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Bildt Ridicules Putin Over Distorting History of Rus: "It's a Thin Basis for Moscow Claims on Crimea" Former Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt criticized the justification for the annexation of Crimea voiced today by Russian President Vladimir Putin. 96 112 539 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Russia sends missile submarines to occupied Crimea and calls it an ‘impregnable fortress’ Russia has taken an unprecedented decision to strengthen the defense of the recently seized Crimean peninsula. 114 390 539 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet was the basis for occupation of the peninsula – Russian Admiral In February 2014 Russian Black Sea Fleet provided covert delivery of Russian special forces to Crimea in order to block the Ukrainian troops there. 81 704 531 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

крым симферополь "Ukraine will return the Crimea. If we do not do it, our children and grandchildren will" - Yatseniuk The Prime Minister of Ukraine Arsenii Yatseniuk doesn't currently see a quick solution on how to return the Russia-annexed Crimea. 54 277 529 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

крым ошибка оксфорд 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. 94 012 522 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

оккупация донецк-сити Resident of occupied Donetsk showed deserted street and shopping center. VIDEO A video has been published on the Internet, showing the Russian-occupied Donetsk. 137 550 518 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

UNESCO Confirmed That Crimea Belongs to Ukraine With Russia, Cuba, and China Voting Against The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has confirmed that the Autonomous Republic of Crimea belongs to Ukraine. 118 188 513 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

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