Crimea.Realities is a regional news outlet of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service.
Artem Lysak, an Emmy-winning journalist, risked his freedom to report undercover from Russia-occupied Crimea
Former RFE/RL journalist shares his experience in Crimea
The first-ever Ukraine war crime trial is underway. Russian soldier Dmitry Kurashov, who was recruited from prison, is accused of executing a surrendered Ukrainian soldier and prisoner of war
RFE/RL contributor Vladyslav Yesypenko is one of 18 Ukrainian journalists from Russia-occupied Crimean Peninsula held in Russian prisons. Today, he marks four years behind bars.
In an unprecedented case, a Russian soldier is present in a Ukrainian courtroom to face charges of executing a Ukrainian soldier. The suspect’s fellow Russian soldiers are testifying against him.
A submarine base in Balaklava was once a Soviet secret, then it reopened as a tourist museum. Now, observers claim the base is being revived once more for warfighting Russian vessels.
At least 1,000 residents of Crimea have died fighting for Russia since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to an investigation by RFE/RL. Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula was annexed by Russia in 2014.
Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) announced on October 21 the "elimination" of Russian military pilot Dmitry Golenkov, a chief of staff in Russia’s 52nd heavy bomber aviation regiment who was involved in a deadly missile attack on a shopping center in Ukraine's Kremenchuk in June 2022.
Russia's Supreme Court rejected appeals filed by four Crimean Tatars against lengthy prison terms they were handed on extremism charges they have rejected, lawyer Emil Kurbedinov said on September 20.
The governor of Russia's Astrakhan region, Igor Babushkin, appointed former Ukrainian lawmaker Andrei Derkach, who is wanted in Ukraine on treason and corruption charges, to the Russian parliament's upper chamber last week, media reports said on September 16
Amid its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia held another illegitimate election in occupied Crimea. The voting, which was denounced by Ukraine and not recognized by most countries of the world, will most likely solidify the local elites’ grip on power.
Ukraine says its navy struck another ship belonging to Russia's Black Sea Fleet.
Police in Ukraine's Russian-occupied Crimea region detained Crimean Tatar activist Edem Dudakov on unspecified charges after searching his house on March 13, the Crimean Solidarity human rights groups said.
The National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NSZhU) issued a statement on March 8 marking the third anniversary of the incarceration by Russian occupiers of RFE/RL journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko in Ukraine's Crimea region.
Russian-imposed police in Ukraine's Moscow-annexed Crimea detained at least five Crimean Tatar activists on terrorism charges after searching their homes and the homes of several other Crimean Tatars on the Black Sea peninsula on March 5, the Crimean Solidarity human rights groups said.
Russian authorities have added a former prominent Russian journalist who currently works for the Kyiv-based Ukrayina 24 TV channel to their list of terrorists and extremists.
Police in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian region of Crimea detained a Crimean Tatar human rights activist, Lutfiye Zudiyeva, after searching her home on February 22, said the Crimean Solidarity human rights groups, of which Zudiyeva is a member.
Russia-imposed police in Ukraine's Moscow-annexed Crimea searched the home of Crimean Tatar activist Nazim Memetov and confiscated his mobile phone and laptop on January 23, saying the search was linked to a case involving illegal firearms.
Ukraine's air force hit a major naval port on the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula, and claimed a Russian naval landing ship docked there was destroyed.
Russia's Interior Ministry added the chief of Ukraine's military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, to its wanted list on an unspecified charge on December 14.
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