Crimea

The prosecutor's office has identified more than 30 Berkut officers involved in the shootings on Instytutska Street in 2014. Some of the suspects have already been sentenced, while other cases are pending in courts.

Odesa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov reported an explosion in the city after a warning of a ballistic threat from Crimea. Residents were urged to take shelter.

The SBU has notified General of the Russian Federation Aleksandr Dvornikov in absentia of suspicion for ordering a missile strike on the Mykolaiv Regional Council. As a result of the attack with an "Iskander" on March 29, 2022, 36 people were killed and 38 were injured.

On February 13, dry weather with fog and significant temperature changes is expected in Ukraine. At night, down to -15° in the Carpathians, during the day up to +5° in the west and Odesa region.

The ECHR found Russia guilty of systematic violations of freedom of speech through laws on “fake news” and “discrediting the army. ” The court emphasized the illegitimacy of the decisions of the Crimean “courts” and the possibility of using this decision to protect victims of repression.

Remzi Memetov, Zevri Abseitov and Rustem Abiltarov were released after serving their full sentences in Russian colonies. They were convicted in 2018 in the case of the “first Bakhchisarai group” of Hizb ut-Tahrir.

Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov spoke about the catastrophic decline in Ukraine's population from 52 million to 32 million over the years of independence. About 28 million Ukrainians now live outside the country.

The former sumo champion was convicted in absentia for raising funds for the Russian army in occupied Crimea. The athlete organized a volunteer movement to help the occupiers and spread pro-Russian propaganda.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported the downing of four Ukrainian UAVs in Crimea on the evening of February 10. The exact locations of the attack and evidence were not provided, and the Ukrainian side did not comment on the situation.

The documentary The Porcelain War won a Director's Guild Award and was nominated for an Oscar in 2025. The film tells the story of three Ukrainian ceramic artists who left Crimea due to the occupation and now work in Kharkiv.

The Ukrainian Navy spokesperson did not confirm the information about the removal of air defense systems from Crimea, but considers it possible. According to him, more air defense systems are concentrated on the peninsula than on the rest of the territory of Russia.

A video of the 2009 press conference has been released, where Poroshenko as Foreign Minister stated that "Kyiv, like Moscow, does not want to revise the agreements on the Black Sea Fleet".

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have finally disconnected from the Russian power grid and joined the EU system. The ceremony took place in Vilnius with the participation of the leaders of the Baltic states and the President of Poland.

The SBU gained access to documents from the FSB office on the activities of the former head of the Crimean department Kulinich. The materials confirm his work for Russia and sabotage of Ukraine's defense before the invasion.

The Russian Defense Ministry has claimed the destruction of 35 Ukrainian drones in different regions of Russia. The largest number of drones - 18 units - was allegedly shot down in Kursk Region.

Cloudy weather is forecast in Ukraine with clearings, without significant precipitation. There will be ice on the roads in some places, temperatures from 0° to -4°, the coldest in the east of the country.

A court in occupied Crimea fined a resident of Bakhchisarai 50 thousand rubles for obscene statements about Putin and Aksyonov on Telegram. In 2024, more than 1,100 cases were opened on the peninsula for “discrediting” the Russian army.

On February 7, the weather in Ukraine will be mostly cloudy with clearings, with snow possible only in Crimea. The temperature will range from -3°C to +3°C depending on the region.

The terrorist country has announced that it has completed issuing passports in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. Refusal to receive a Russian document threatens with deportation or other repressive measures.

Eight Ukrainian children aged 5 to 17 were returned from the temporarily occupied Crimea as part of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative. The children were in an orphanage where they were subjected to psychological abuse and propaganda.

Three sections of roads in the temporarily occupied Crimea have been blocked due to bad weather. The restrictions will remain in place until the consequences of the deteriorating road situation are resolved, leaving more than 18,000 subscribers without electricity.

Due to severe weather conditions, 139 transformer substations in the occupied Crimea are de-energized, leaving more than 18,000 customers without electricity. A storm warning has been issued on the peninsula for February 6-9.

Russia is systematically suppressing religious communities in the occupied territories of Ukraine, turning churches into weapons depots. Over the past three years, the occupiers have destroyed 630 churches and killed about 50 clergy.

From February 7 to 9, Ukraine is expected to have mostly dry weather with temperatures down to -10° at night and -4° to +7° during the day. There will be ice on the roads in some places, northeast winds of 5-10 m/s.

The President of Ukraine signed two decrees on sanctions against 56 Russian tanker captains and one Iranian. Sanctions were also imposed against Russian museum workers involved in the theft of cultural property in the occupied Crimea.

In Kerch, Feodosia, Sudak and Yevpatoria, mobile communications and the Internet were cut off. When trying to make a call, the message “not registered in the network” appears.

The HACC upheld the claim of the Ministry of Justice and seized Vyacheslav Zanevsky's assets for the benefit of the state. The confiscated property includes a company, 12 land plots, apartments and cash.

Lera Dzhemilova was detained in May 2024 after a search in the village of Krymka. After 15 days of administrative arrest, the FSB took the girl to an unknown destination, and since then her whereabouts are unknown.

Lera Dzhemilova, 28, disappeared in occupied Crimea after a 15-day arrest in May 2024. For more than 8 months now, her family has no information about her whereabouts, and the FSB denies opening criminal cases.

Cool weather is expected in Ukraine with temperatures ranging from -7 to +3 degrees. Starting February 19, frost is likely to increase, with ice on the roads.