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Donbas blockade participants provoked law enforcers near Kharkiv and Sloviansk, - police deputy chief Activists blocking trade with the occupied Donbas have triggered conflicts with the police near Kharkiv and at a checkpoint near Sloviansk (the Donetsk region). 15.03.17 00:04 46 625 195 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Russia rejects UNSC statement on Crimea Russia has blocked Ukraine-initiated statement of the United Nations Security Council regarding temporarily occupied Crimea. 29.07.16 09:11 65 966 194 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Poroshenko proposes government to terminate freight transport communication with occupied Crimea Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko sent a letter to the prime minister with an offer to immediately create a working group to analyze the issue on termination of freight transport communication and trade turnover with temporarily occupied Crimea (in both directions), as well as to elaborate a respective draft decision. 23.11.15 14:39 38 553 191 Previously in trend: Blockade of Crimea Power blockade of Crimea

Dzhemilev promises all necessary services to be granted access to repair damaged power lines in Kherson region Commissioner of the President for the Crimean Tatar people, Verkhovna Rada deputy of Petro Poroshenko Bloc faction Mustafa Dzhemilev has promised unobstructed access to all required services to repair damaged power transmission lines in the Kherson region supplying energy to Russia-annexed Crimea. 23.11.15 16:45 22 376 188 Previously in trend: Power blockade of Crimea

Protesters seek release of detained Donbas blockade participants inside Volyn Regional Council Several dozen people demanding to release detained activists involved in trade blockade of the Russia-occupied Donbas entered the building of the Volyn Regional State Administration in the city of Lutsk. 13.03.17 23:00 50 178 185 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

#BlokadaChallenge: 58th Brigade soldiers encourage SBU to ‘stop 22 profiteers’ trains’ Members of the 16th Battalion of the 58th Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces filmed themselves doing 22 push-ups in front of the train they had blocked in the Donbas. They called on members of the Security Service of Ukraine to join the action they called #BlokadaChallenge encouraging the law enforcers to ‘stop 22 profiteers’ trains’. 10.02.17 14:19 67 282 185 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

State Border Guard Service denies importation of goods into occupied Crimea by sea The State Border Guard Service calls the information on the importation of goods from mainland Ukraine into Russia-annexed Crimea untrue. The delivery was reportedly conducted by sea using vessels going from Skadovsk in the Kherson region. 08.10.15 12:36 14 822 184 Previously in trend: Blockade of Crimea

One of damaged power lines to be restored by Nov. 25, - Ukrenerho It is not known whether electricity supply to the occupied Crimea will be restored after the completion of the repair works. 24.11.15 12:16 24 901 180 Previously in trend: Power blockade of Crimea

Crimean enterprises lost more than $12 million due to blackout Damage to industrial enterprises because of the power cuts in the occupied Crimea now stands at 900 million rubles (more than $12 million). 10.01.16 17:07 19 608 161 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Power blockade of Crimea

Russian fleet has been blocking access to two bays of Sevastopol for two days - State Border Service The Black Sea fleet of the Russian Federation has been blocking the access to two bays of the city of Sevastopol for two days in a row. 04.03.14 18:20 25 237 157 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

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 18 546 155 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

There is more than enough energy in Crimea but occupation authorities use it for needs of war but not for people, - MP Chubarov The energy generated in Crimea is more than enough to supply facilities critical for people. 04.12.15 14:38 36 925 151 Previously in trend: Power blockade of Crimea

250 soldiers recruited to Crimea battalion, – coordinator of Crimea blockade Isliamov The Crimea battalion, which will patrol checkpoints at the entrance to the occupied Crimea, has recruited about 250 people. 17.01.16 16:04 15 711 148 Previously in trend: Blockade of Crimea

Police, prosecutor's office do not support Kyiv court ruling that providers obliged to block access to website of Russian RBC, another 425 resources The police and the prosecutor's office will appeal the decision of Holosiivsky District Court of Kyiv, which obliges all telecommunications operators and providers entered in the relevant register on the website of the National Commission for the State Regulation of Communications and Informatization to block user access to 426 sites, a law enforcement source told. 25.02.21 15:59 29 452 144 Ukrainian Politics

Paris concerned about NSDC decision to suspend trade with Donbas, - French Foreign Ministry France is concerned about the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) to suspend transportation of goods from uncontrolled territories across the demarcation line, and calls on the Ukrainian authorities to resume efforts to lift railroads blockade in the Donbas. 16.03.17 17:38 27 112 138 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Ukraine, Turkey and UN signed agreement on export of grain The Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, the Minister of Defense of Turkey and the UN Secretary General signed the document. 22.07.22 15:03 23 075 137 Economics

Polish farmers start blockade of sixth checkpoint "Korchova-Krakovets" Preliminary, Polish farmers plan to block the "Korchova-Krakovets" checkpoint until March 8, 2024. 16.02.24 11:59 3 442 134 Incidents

Kyiv plans new Danube export route to bypass Polish blockade - Kubrakov Ukraine plans to use an additional route across the Danube River to increase exports to pre-war levels as Poland’s agricultural blockade blocks its land border with the European Union. 20.02.24 19:35 7 426 134 Economics

Trains go to "DPR/LPR" through Russia, bypass blockade, - Vinohrodskyi Participants of the blockade are ready to block all railroad lines to stop the trade with occupants. 16.02.17 13:55 117 745 124 Ukrainian Politics

Additional borders to be set at Chaplynka and Kalanchak checkpoints for protesters' security, - Interior Ministry Additional borders will be set at Chaplynka and Kalanchak checkpoints on the administrative border with Crimea in the Kherson region. It is reported that the campaign will be shifted for 10 and 7 km inside the mainland, respectively. 23.09.15 15:34 29 230 124 Previously in trend: Blockade of Crimea

Polish farmers have no demands for Ukrainian goods - Ministry of Agrarian Policy on blockade Currently, Polish protesters who have launched a blockade at the border are not making any demands for Ukrainian goods. 23.11.24 15:40 5 253 123

Damaged power line Kakhovska-Tytan will not be restored today, - Ukrenerho National energy company Ukrenerho announces that repair works at the damaged power lines Kakhovska-Tytan will not be finished on Thursday, Nov. 26. 26.11.15 17:59 17 940 122 Previously in trend: Power blockade of Crimea

"We want to see it resolved peacefully," - Department of State on Donbas trade blockade The U.S. Department of State has emphasized the importance of a peaceful settlement of the situation around the introduction of a temporary ban on the movement of goods across the demarcation line between government and terrorist-controlled territories in Ukraine's east. 17.03.17 11:58 20 651 122 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Repair crews granted access to Kakhovska-Tytan power line, - Kherson Regional State Administration Repair crews have been allowed to damaged power line Kakhovska-Tytan. 07.12.15 17:02 20 687 122 Previously in trend: Power blockade of Crimea

I am not characterless: Zelenskyy on Poland’s border blockade and assistance to Romania Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Poland for its substantial assistance since the beginning of Russia’s large-scale invasion, but spoke emotionally about the blocking of borders for Ukrainian exports by its western neighbor. 19.12.23 19:40 16 546 118 World

Workers of Donbas Chemical Plant Threatened to Block Hyundai Trains Demanding Work Employees of Konstantinovskaia Chemical Plant in Donetsk oblast intend to block the movement of high-speed Hyundai trains in protest against unpaid holidays. 12.02.13 20:36 6 414 113 Economics

Poroshenko: EU market compensating for blow to economy dealt by Russia Damage to Ukraine's economy done by Russia is offset by the opportunities offered by the EU market. 21.11.16 13:10 38 389 106 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Polish carriers plan to resume blocking border with Ukraine on 18 December Polish carriers have announced a new protest on the border with Ukraine starting on Monday, 18 December, at 3:00 p.m. 17.12.23 19:56 5 486 105 Incidents

Crimea's blockade format to be changed, - Mejlis Chairman Chubarov The blockade of the Russian-occupied Crimea will give up some of the functions as no longer necessary. 30.12.15 19:50 32 670 102 Previously in trend: Blockade of Crimea

Classes to be cut at Crimean schools as power shortage persists After the New Year holidays, three out of 538 schools in the occupied Crimea are closed, while two others will open on Jan. 13. 72 schools will have shortened hours due to the problems with electricity supply. 12.01.16 16:40 9 183 101 Previously in trend: Power blockade of Crimea

Kremlin's proxies resort to random power cut-offs in occupied Crimea, - media Power cut-offs in the occupied Crimea have turned chaotic, while people complain about the lack of any supply schedules. 26.01.16 17:28 28 007 92 Previously in trend: Power blockade of Crimea

Plan to block separatist TV, radio broadcast in ATO area ready for launch, - Turchynov Curbing the destructive impact of separatist and Russian information propaganda in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area is among Ukraine's key priorities. 27.04.17 10:56 29 997 90 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Tax authorities detained truck full of coins obtained from sale of humanitarian aid in Donbas The 'Phantom' detachment of the tax police seized cash in the amount of one million hryvnia (about $45,000) obtained from the distribution of humanitarian aid. The perpetrators tried to take the money out from the temporarily occupied territories. 17.07.15 12:47 53 018 88 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Food deliveries ban to occupied Crimea comes into effect today A Ukrainian government order to cut off trade with the Russian-annexed Ukrainian region of Crimea has come into effect. 18.01.16 12:13 4 196 87 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Blockade of Crimea

Economic and transit blockade of Ukraine by Russia failed, - PM Yatseniuk Prime Minister of Ukraine Arsenii Yatseniuk announced that economic and transit blockade of Ukraine by Russia has failed. 02.02.16 13:31 30 533 87 Ukrainian Politics

Activists protest peacefully as Ukraine is committed to ensure transit of Russian trucks The protests against the transit of Russian trucks through the territory of Ukraine are peaceful. 27.02.16 16:35 8 140 86 Previously in trend: Russian trucks blockade

Ukraine’s PM Hroisman says government makes every effort to minimize Donbas blockade's impact The representatives of authoritative NGOs expressed their views on the so-called "coal blockade." 20.02.17 12:16 13 081 85 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Special battalion on border with Crimea to be formed within two months A special battalion, which will help the law enforcement officers patrol checkpoints at the entrance to the occupied Crimea and fight against separatism on the peninsula after its release, will be formed within two months. 16.01.16 15:43 11 903 85 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Local residents block pro-Russian militants' approach to firing points at Donetsk suburbs, - Defense Intelligence The population of the temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine's east is getting more discontent with the criminal actions of the Russian occupation forces. 12.09.16 12:38 58 000 82 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

OSCE Envoy Sajdik disappointed by ‘dangerous developments’ in Donbas The latest developments in the Donbas exacerbate tensions between the parties to the armed conflict in Ukraine’s east. 15.03.17 21:06 17 524 80 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Russia is ready to unblock Ukrainian grain if US lifts restrictions on grain exports from Russian Federation, - Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his country will "facilitate the export of Ukrainian grain" if the US lifts the ban on grain exports from the Russian Federation. 20.07.22 10:56 11 353 77 World

Lawmaker Parasiuk denies allegations of attack on law enforcer near Bakhmut Non-affiliated Member of the Ukrainian Parliament Volodymyr Parasiuk says he did not hit a policeman at the checkpoint in the Donetsk region where the law enforcers came to disperse activists involved in trade blockade of the occupied Donbas. 07.02.17 14:06 45 404 74 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Negotiations with Crimea blockade activists on admission of repair crews to power transmission towers underway, - Kherson Regional State Administration Talks with the activists of the civil blockade of Crimea on the admission of repair crews to the damaged power transmission lines have started in the village of Chonhar in the Henichesk district of the Kherson region. 23.11.15 18:29 7 583 74 Previously in trend: Power blockade of Crimea

"It hurts to see your mother die in front of your eyes. And your brother comes to her and says: "Mommy, don't sleep, you'll freeze,"- 16-year-old Katya, who came from Mariupol 16-year-old Katya, who was lucky to get out of Mariupol with her little brother, before surviving her mother's death, shared her memories of the terrible days of the blockade. 02.04.22 15:24 39 164 74 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Russia partially unlocks Ukraine's Azov Sea ports, Infrastructure Minister Omelian says As of Dec. 3, 2018, ships are passing through the Kerch Strait toward Ukrainian ports in the Sea of Azov. 04.12.18 14:26 12 859 72 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade

"LPR" "government" denies access to Ukrainian news sites, including Censor.NET Access to a number of news websites has been denied in the areas of the Luhansk region controlled by the militants since Jan. 8. 11.01.16 14:17 16 320 71 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Ukraine supplied $765 mln in goods and services to occupied Crimea in 2015, 45% of it being electricity, - Economy Minister Abromavicius The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade says the overall supply of goods and services from mainland Ukraine to the territory of Russia-annexed Crimea has made $765 mln since the beginning of 2015. 23.11.15 17:52 9 659 68 Previously in trend: Blockade of Crimea Power blockade of Crimea

Romanian farmers block Siret checkpoint on Ukrainian border, - State Border Guard Service In Romania, farmers block truck traffic through the Siret checkpoint. 13.01.24 17:55 7 777 66 Incidents