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Sberbank opens first regional branch in Crimea

Sberbank opens first regional branch in Crimea

Sberbank opened the first regional branch in Yalta on the territory of the Crimean peninsula. A modular office has been installed in the city center next to the renovated Sovetskaya Square, TASS reported. In January, Sberbank …

No parades, marches to be held this Victory Day in Crimea

No parades, marches to be held this Victory Day in Crimea

Authorities in both Crimea and Sevastopol have decided not to hold any parades or "Immortal Regiment" marches to mark Victory Day this year, nor will the traditional May 1 marches marking Spring and Labor Day be held in …

Crimea: nine years since accession to Russia

Crimea: nine years since accession to Russia

Crimea’s residents have had no qualms about reuniting with Russia over the past nine years, Crimean State Council Chairman Vladimir Konstantinov said. Nine years ago, Crimea and the city of Sevastopol decided to secede from …

Aksyonov: work in full swing to build defense lines in Crimea

Aksyonov: work in full swing to build defense lines in Crimea

Large-scale fortification works are in progress in Crimea, with a large contingent of builders and an impressive fleet of construction equipment and vehicles involved, Crimea’s head Sergey Aksyonov told the daily Izvestia in an …

Sevastopol to cooperate with Eritrean port city of Massawa

Sevastopol to cooperate with Eritrean port city of Massawa

The Eritrean port city of Massawa on the Red Sea and Sevastopol have signed a cooperation agreement, Eritrean Ambassador Petros Tseggai said. "We have signed a cooperation agreement between the ports of Massawa and Sevastopol, …

Vehicle traffic restored on Crimean bridge

Vehicle traffic restored on Crimean bridge

Car traffic on the Crimean bridge, which was suspended this morning due to repair work, has been resumed. "Today at 15:10 (Moscow time), the movement of cars and buses on the Crimean bridge, which had been previously suspended due …

First span of Crimean bridge being delivered to the site

First span of Crimean bridge being delivered to the site

The builders have begun transporting the first span of the road part of the Crimean bridge to the installation site, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin wrote today in his Telegram channel. "The first finished span of the …

Crimean Bridge’s damaged section to be restored by December

Crimean Bridge’s damaged section to be restored by December

The damaged section of the Crimean Bridge will be fully restored in December, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin pledged on Wednesday, when speaking to the Federation Council (the upper house of the Russian parliament). …

Bus traffic resumes on Crimean Bridge

Bus traffic resumes on Crimean Bridge

Bus traffic resumed on Monday on the Crimean Bridge, which was previously available for cars only, the Russian Transport Ministry reported. "They (bus routes) were restored both ways this morning. Previously, buses had to use a …

Transport security measures reinforced in Crimea

Transport security measures reinforced in Crimea

Security measures at all transport infrastructure facilities have been strengthened in Crimea after the terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge, Acting Transport Minister of the region Nikolay Lukashenko told TASS on Monday. …