Russia-controlled authorities in Crimea allocated money for the restoration of residential buildings and compensation to residents after several attacks by Ukrainian drones. In the Council of Ministers’ decrees, the attacks themselves are not named: the consequences were classified as «man-made emergencies», and in the case of Feodosia the cause of the damage was listed as «an explosion of an explosive object».

#uav #WarinUkraine #Crimea #OccupationofUkraine #Russia #StrikesagainstRussia #Ukraine

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The Novoshakhtinsk oil products plant in Rostov Oblast halted operations after an attack by Ukrainian drones, said the region’s governor, Yuri Slyusar. According to him, there were no casualties, and about 50 drones were destroyed over the oblast overnight.

#Crimea #NovoshakhtinskyOilRefinery #airdefense #Rostovregion #Ukrainiandrones #YuriSlyusar

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In annexed Crimea, in January–August 2026, production of still wines decreased by 24.7% compared with the same period last year, and sparkling wines — by 38%. According to Rosalkogoltabakkontrol, the decline on the peninsula was noticeably higher than the national average.

#wine #winemaking #Crimea #logistics #tourism

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Gasoline shortages at fuel stations, disruptions at airports, and rising prices have noticeably reduced domestic tourism in Russia. According to the RST, the number of domestic tour bookings fell by 6.3% in the summer, while the number of booked hotel nights declined by 8.2%.

#IlyaUmansky #Crimea #RussianUnionofTravelIndustry #Russia #FantasyWay #centralbank

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The Russian economy over the past quarter century has lived in a mode of massive capital outflow abroad, and, according to CMASF estimates, it exceeded 100% of GDP. From 2001–2025, net outflow from the real sector exceeded 110% of GDP, and from the economy as a whole — 130% of GDP.

#BankofRussia #Crimea #capitaloutflow #Russia #sanctions #Tsmakp

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The one-and-a-half-year-old daughter of Crimean resident Alexandra Strilets, whom a court in Sevastopol sentenced in August 2025 to 12 years in a penal colony in a treason case, has died. The girl, Vera, was born prematurely in March 2025; the day before, she was discharged home, and in the morning she died.

#WarinUkraine #Crimea #politicalprisoners #Sevastopol #court

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In August, Russian airports were temporarily closed 993 times, on average 32 times a day. This is 6.1 times higher than the average daily figure for 2025.

#ICAO #VladimirZelensky #Crimea #MinistryofDefenseoftheRussianFederation #Russianairports #Ukrainiandrones

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EU foreign ministers at an informal meeting in Ireland discussed new visa restrictions for Russians and a ban on entry to the European Union for former Russian combatants. According to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, the idea has broad support among ministers.

#EuropeanUnion #KajaKallas #Crimea #Russia #sanctions #Ukraine

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The European Union is preparing a new sanctions package that could include children’s camps in Russia, Crimea, and North Korea, as well as officials responsible for education in Ukrainian territories occupied by the Russian army. The restrictions are planned to be approved in October, and the draft lists 1,600 individuals and legal entities.

#EuropeanUnion #Crimea #Russia #RustamMinnikhanov #EUsanctions #NorthKorea

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On December 5, 1994, Ukraine signed the Budapest Memorandum with three nuclear powers who guaranteed its security and independence in exchange for giving up its stockpile of nuclear weapons. This agreement was supposed to prevent any conflict between Ukraine and Russia. But it turned out to be a useless piece of paper.

#America #BillClinton #BorisYeltsin #BudapestMemorandum #UnitedKingdom #WarinUkraine #diplomacy #west #Crimea #LeonidKuchma #MikhailGorbachev #Independence #aftertheUSSR #Russia #sovereignty #USA #Ukraine #Economy #nuclearweapons

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Surely everyone interested in the country's past has at least once wondered: could it have become different? And if so, under what circumstances? One of the turning points — the events of November 1920 in Crimea. Those days saw the fall of the last anti-Bolshevik regime in the European part of the former empire, the Government of South Russia under Lieutenant General Pyotr Wrangel.

#20thcentury #alternativeRussia #BaronWrangel #WhiteGuard #Bolshevism #CivilWarinRussia #History #Crimea #France #Emigration

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On the walls here, you can see gigantic portraits of Putin, icons, and vinyl records of Vysotsky and Okudzhava (all in one office), lower-level employees are scolded with quotes from Pasternak and Zabolotsky, and TV host Ekaterina Andreeva gives advice on how to properly cope with the anger of superiors at a «Znanie» society lecture.

#WarinUkraine #state #women #lifeinRussia #career #Crimea #Kurskregion #mincult #patriarchy #Patriotism #aftertheUSSR #propaganda #reportage #svo #Officials

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By creating a cult around the image of the past, tries to justify his own authoritarian rule, great-power chauvinism, and external aggression. However, at some point, the reincarnation of Stalinism began to turn against its creators, taking on an oppositional tone.

#VladimirPutin #dictatorship #JosephStalin #CommunistParty #corruption #Crimea #LevadaCenter #propaganda #PutinandStalin #Russia #socialjustice #sociology

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