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Fox with rabies bites child in Sevastopol

Fox with rabies bites child in Sevastopol

Today, a child was bitten by a wild fox infected with rabies in Sevastopol. Due to this, the quarantine was introduced in one of the municipal districts of the city, the press service of the Sevastopol government reports. …

Wine tourism center opens in Crimea

Wine tourism center opens in Crimea

Winepark wine tourism centre was opened today at the southern coast of Crimea,  the project manager Evgenia Konstantinova informed. “We really hope that about 100,000 guests will visit us every year,” …

Triggered catapult throws out Su-30SM crew in Crimea

Triggered catapult throws out Su-30SM crew in Crimea

Yesterday, two pilots ejected from a Su-30SM fighter on the ground at the Saki military airfield in Crimea, a source in the security forces informed today. “On Friday at 18:50, pilots from the Su-30SM were bailed out at the Saki …

Crimean police arrest suspect who threatened to detonate school

Crimean police arrest suspect who threatened to detonate school

Crimean police have detained a man who on social media threatened that he was going to blow up a school in an attempt to test just how effectively Russia’s security services operate, a source in the Crimean law enforcement informed …

Russian Defence Minister oversees military drills in Crimea

Russian Defence Minister oversees military drills in Crimea

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu went to Crimea on Thursday to oversee large-scale snap drills of Russia's southern military district and paratroopers. Russia's defence ministry announced the start of large-scale military …

Crimean firefighters extinguish fire in Saki

Crimean firefighters extinguish fire in Saki

Today, in the Crimean city of Saki, a fire broke out on the 7th floor of a residential high-rise building, the Ministry of Emergency Situations in Crimea reports. "The fire was accompanied by strong smoke. The department of the gas …

FSB thwarts terrorist attack in Simferopol

FSB thwarts terrorist attack in Simferopol

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has thwarted a terrorist attack in Crimea’s capital city Simferopol by detaining two supporters of the terrorist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (outlawed in Russia), who were plotting an …

Canada introduces new anti-Russia sanctions

Canada introduces new anti-Russia sanctions

The Canadian government has introduced new anti-Russian sanctions over Crimea reuniting with the Russian Federation, by Global Affairs Canada said in the statement. The agency stated that in response to Russia’s reunification with …

Foreign ownership of land banned in Crimea

Foreign ownership of land banned in Crimea

Today, the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the inclusion of most of Crimea in the list of border territories came into force. The decree signed a year ago, bans foreign ownership of land almost at all territory of the …

Putin says Crimea is Russia’s 'holy land'

Putin says Crimea is Russia’s 'holy land'

Crimea is Russia’s holy land, a sacrosanct place and center of the nation’s spiritual unity, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a gala show on the occasion of the 7th anniversary of Crimea’s reunification with Russia. …

Russian paratroopers hold large-scale drills in Crimea

Russian paratroopers hold large-scale drills in Crimea

An air assault and artillery regiments of the Novorossiysk Guards Airborne Force formation were redeployed to the Opuk training ground in eastern Crimea for the drills that started on Tuesday, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported. …

U.S. extends "Crimean" sanctions against Russia by a year

U.S. extends "Crimean" sanctions against Russia by a year

U.S. President Joe Biden has extended by one year the effect of several sanctions imposed earlier against Russia in light of the situation in Ukraine, the White House said in an official notice published in the Federal Register. Biden …