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New Ukrainian Sanctions: What Was Added to and What Is Missing from the List. Updated Sanctions Database

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 16:46:00 +0300

Tetyana GUCHAKOVA

Expert of the Monitoring Group,
Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Black Sea Strategic Studies

The Decree of the President of Ukraine of 14 May 2020 №184/2020 has put into effect the decision of the National Security and Defence Council "On the imposition, lifting, and changes to personal special economic and other restrictive measures ".

The Monitoring ...
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And Again COVID-19: A Hidden Epidemic in Crimea Eases the Blockade in the Kerch Strait. The Monitoring Results for June 2020

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 14:59:00 +0300

Andrii KLYMENKO
Tetyana GUCHAKOVA
Olha KORBUT
The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BSNews

Translated from Ukrainian by HANNA KLYMENKO

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The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews is glad to share with you the latest in a series of our monthly studies on Russia's economic war against Ukraine in the ...
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Closure of the Black Sea in June, 2020

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 14:35:00 +0300

Olha KORBUT
The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BSNews

Translated from Ukrainian by HANNA KLYMENKO

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The Monitoring Group of the Institute of Black Sea Strategic Studies, BlackSeaNews and Maidan of Foreign Affairs reports about closure of the various areas of the Black Sea in June, 2020 as shown on the map:

		Ukrainian naval forces
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The Issue of Legality of the Foreign Naval Military Drills Within Ukraine's Exclusive Economic Zone

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 22:57:00 +0300

Closure of the Black Sea for Putin's naval trainings in January, 2020: Ukrainian naval forces in yellow, Turkish naval forces in red, Bulgarian naval forces in pink, Russian Black Sea fleet in turquois.

Bohdan USTYMENKO,
M.J., Attorney at Law

In UN General Assembly Resolution 74/17 of December 9, 2019, The Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the ...
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Water in Occupied Crimea: No Catastrophe. Just a 50-Year Step Backwards

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 10:24:00 +0300

Andrii KLYMENKO
Head of the Monitoring Group of the
Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BSNews

In recent days, the information space has once again been stirred by the situation with water supply to the occupied Crimean peninsula.

For this reason, the Monitoring Group has decided to remind our readers of some basic facts and highlight some of the key points.

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1. The ...
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Russia's Economic War Against Ukraine in the Sea of Azov and COVID-19. The Monitoring Results for May 2020

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 16:09:00 +0300

Andrii KLYMENKO
Tetyana GUCHAKOVA
Olha KORBUT
The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BSNews

Translated from Ukrainian by HANNA KLYMENKO

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The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, the Maidan of Foreign Affairs, and BlackSeaNews is glad to share with you the latest in a series of our monthly studies on Russia's ...
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The Maritime Expert Platform Association on Urgent Actions to De-Occupy Crimea and Counter the Occupation of the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. Proposals

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 00:48:00 +0300

Closure of the Black Sea for naval exercises as of 28 May 2020

		Ukrainian naval forces
		Turkish naval forces
		Romanian naval forces
		Bulgarian naval forces
		Russian Black Sea fleet
		Georgian naval forces

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From the editors of BlackSeaNews:

Since the beginning of 2020, there have been increasing signs of Russia's preparation for further aggression in the Black Sea. ...
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Black Sea Security: 5 Ukrainian Legal Steps

Tue, 09 Jun 2020 20:23:00 +0300

Bohdan USTYMENKO
M.J., Attorney at Law

The total square of the Ukrainian sea areas before the Russian invasion was 137 000 sq. km.

Since 2014 Ukraine has lost control over about 100 000 sq. km of its sea areas. Russian-occupied Ukrainian sea territory equals, for example, to the total area of South Korea or other state - Iceland .

In such a critical situation Ukraine should take ...
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The Real Impact of Crimean Sanctions (10-11). The Cost of the Occupation to Russia and What Awaits Crimea and Sevastopol

Sat, 06 Jun 2020 10:00:00 +0300

Andrii KLYMENKO
Tetyana GUCHAKOVA
Olha KORBUT
The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BSNews

Translated from Ukrainian by HANNA KLYMENKO

The BlackSeaNews presents a series of publications on the real impact of Crimean sanctions on Russia's economy.

The contents include:

Crimea Occupation, Sanctions, and Blockade. The State of the Sanctions Regime as of ...
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The Real Impact of Crimean Sanctions (9). The Updated "Crimean Sanctions Package"

Sat, 06 Jun 2020 09:00:00 +0300

Andrii KLYMENKO, Tetyana GUCHAKOVA, Olha KORBUT
The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BSNews

Translated from Ukrainian by HANNA KLYMENKO

The BlackSeaNews presents a series of publications on the real impact of Crimean sanctions on Russia's economy.

The contents include:

Crimea Occupation, Sanctions, and Blockade. The State of the Sanctions Regime ...
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Maritime borders as a key element of Ukrainian state building

Wed, 20 May 2020 23:00:00 +0300

Bohdan USTYMENKO,
M.J., Attorney at Law

Tetiana USTYMENKO,
S.J.D., professor,
Department of Civil Law and Procedure
National Academy of Internal Affairs

There is no doubt that in terms of natural resources, Ukraine is one of the best endowed countries in Europe.

► To begin with, it has the longest coastline of all the Azov-Black Sea countries — 2759.2 kilometers.

► The Ukrainian ...
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The Real Impact of Crimean Sanctions (6-8). The Peculiarities of Economic Processes in Russia and Occupied Crimea under Sanctions

Wed, 20 May 2020 08:00:00 +0300

Andrii KLYMENKO,
Tetyana GUCHAKOVA,
Olha KORBUT
The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BSNews

Translated from Ukrainian by HANNA KLYMENKO

The BlackSeaNews presents a series of publications on the real impact of Crimean sanctions on Russia's economy.

The contents include:

Crimea Occupation, Sanctions, and Blockade. The State of the Sanctions Regime as ...
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The Real Impact of Crimean Sanctions (5): the Imposition of U.S. Sanctions against Russian Plants over the Production of Warships in Crimea

Mon, 18 May 2020 23:55:00 +0300

Andrii KLYMENKO
Tetyana GUCHAKOVA
Olha KORBUT
The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BSNews

Translated from Ukrainian by HANNA KLYMENKO

The BlackSeaNews presents a series of publications on the real impact of Crimean sanctions on Russia's economy.

The contents include:

Crimea Occupation, Sanctions, and Blockade. The State of the Sanctions Regime as of ...
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Russia's economic war against Ukraine in the Sea of Azov: "loosening the grip" or the fear of catching the virus? – The monitoring for April 2020

Sat, 16 May 2020 11:26:00 +0300

Andrii KLYMENKO,
Tetyana GUCHAKOVA,
Olha KORBUT
The Monitoring group of the Institute
for Black Sea Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews

The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, the Maidan of Foreign Affairs, and BlackSeaNews is glad to share with you the latest in a series of our monthly studies on Russia's economic war against Ukraine in the Sea of Azov

1. ...
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The Real Impact of Crimean Sanctions (4). Missed Deadlines for the Production of Karakurt Missile Corvettes at the Morye Shipyard in Feodosia

Sat, 09 May 2020 08:29:00 +0300

The Morye Shipyard, Ukraine's state-run enterprise is a part of Ukroboronprom concern. It is located in Feodosia , occupied Crimea.

Andrii KLYMENKO,
Tetyana GUCHAKOVA,
Olha KORBUT
The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BSNews

Translated from Ukrainian by HANNA KLYMENKO

The BlackSeaNews presents a series of publications on the real impact of Crimean ...
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The Impact of Sanctions on Maritime Connections with the Occupied Crimean Peninsula (3)

Thu, 07 May 2020 07:51:00 +0300

Andrii KLYMENKO, Tetyana GUCHAKOVA, Olha KORBUT
The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BSNews

Translated from Ukrainian by HANNA KLYMENKO

The BlackSeaNews presents a series of publications on the real impact of Crimean sanctions on Russia's economy.

The contents include:

Crimea Occupation, Sanctions, and Blockade. The State of the Sanctions Regime ...
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The Real Impact of Crimean Sanctions (2). The Impact of Sanctions on the Crimean Banking

Tue, 05 May 2020 22:18:00 +0300

Andrii KLYMENKO, Tetyana GUCHAKOVA, Olha KORBUT
The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BSNews

Translated from Ukrainian by HANNA KLYMENKO

The BlackSeaNews presents a series of publications on the real impact of Crimean sanctions on Russia's economy.

The contents include:

Crimea Occupation, Sanctions, and Blockade. The State of the Sanctions Regime ...
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The Real Impact of Crimean Sanctions (1). The State of the Sanctions Regime as of 1 February 2020

Mon, 04 May 2020 11:54:00 +0300

Andrii KLYMENKO, Tetyana GUCHAKOVA, Olha KORBUT
The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BSNews

Translated from Ukrainian by HANNA KLYMENKO

The BlackSeaNews presents a series of publications on the real impact of Crimean sanctions on Russia's economy:

The contents include:

Crimea Occupation, Sanctions, and Blockade. The State of the Sanctions Regime ...
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Closure of the Black Sea in April, 2020

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 15:00:00 +0300

		Ukrainian naval forces
		Turkish naval forcees
		Romanian naval forces
		Bulgarian naval forces
		Russian Black Sea fleet
		Georgian naval forces

04.04.2020

Ukrainian naval ...
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The monitoring of the situation in the Azov Sea - March 2020

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 08:00:00 +0300

Andrii KLYMENKO, Tetyana GUCHAKOVA
The Monitoring group of the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews

The Monitoring group of the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies, the Maidan of Foreign Affairs and BlackSeaNews are glad to share with you the latest in a series of our monthly studies on Russia's economic war against Ukraine at the Sea of Azov.

1. In ...
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Closure of the Black Sea in March, 2020

Fri, 03 Apr 2020 08:00:00 +0300

		Ukrainian naval forces
		Turkish naval forcees
		Romanian naval forces
		Bulgarian naval forces
		Russian Black Sea fleet
		Georgian naval forces

04.03.2020

Ukrainian naval ...
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The (un)foreseen storm-2 – from Crimea to Odesa. Maritime risks in 2020: the Black Sea

Fri, 27 Mar 2020 08:00:00 +0200

Andrii KLYMENKO,
editor-in-chief of BSNews,
the Head of the Monitoring group of the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies.

First published in an abbreviated version in the special project of The Ukrainian Week magazine – World in 2020.

Continued. See the beginning here – The foreseen storm - from Mariupol to the Bosphorus. Maritime risks in 2020: the Sea of Azov

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It is ...
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The monitoring of the situation in the Azov Sea - February 2020

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 08:00:00 +0200

Andrii KLYMENKO, Tetyana GUCHAKOVA
The Monitoring group of the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews

1. In ...
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The policy of non-recognition of the attempt to annex the Crimean peninsula

Tue, 03 Mar 2020 10:21:00 +0200

Andrii KLYMENKO, Tetyana GUCHAKOVA
The Monitoring group of the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews
with creative participation of
Boris BABYN, Bohdan USTYMENKO, Vitaliy MARTYNYUK
and other participants in the Maritime Expert Platform

The Monitoring group of the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies, the Maidan of Foreign Affairs and BlackSeaNews are glad ...
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On the Legal status of the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait

Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:48:00 +0200

Vladimir Putin and Leonid Kuchma are signing a document entitled an Agreement Between Ukraine and the Russian Federation on Cooperation in the Use of the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait after the Tuzla crisis on December 24, 2003. Photo: www.bbc.com/ukrainian

Bohdan USTYMENKO,
M.J., Attorney at Law

Tetiana USTYMENKO, S.J.D., professor,
Department of Civil Law and Procedure
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Russia's Economic War Against Ukraine in the Sea of Azov as of February 1, 2020. The Technology of Blocking the Mariupol and Berdiansk Ports

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:54:00 +0200

Andrii Klymenko, Tetyana Guchakova, Olga Korbut
The Monitoring group of the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews

The Monitoring group of the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews are glad to share with you the latest in a series of our monthly studies on Russia's economic war against Ukraine at the Sea of Azov.

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October ...
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Wild tulips under Russian bombs. The destruction of the Opuk nature reserve

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 22:45:00 +0200

Opuk nature reserve

Vladyslav MIROSHNYCHENKO, for BSNews

From the first days of the occupation of Crimea, the Russian Federation has been systematically pursuing its main goal – total militarization of the peninsula. There is no doubt that it is the value of Ukrainian peninsula from the geopolitical and strategic points of view that have been the main "engine" of attempts to ...
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The monitoring of the situation in the Azov Sea - update December 2019

Fri, 17 Jan 2020 08:00:00 +0200

Andrii KLYMENKO, Tetyana GUCHAKOVA
The Monitoring group of the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews

1. In ...
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Databаse of airplanes that flew to the occupied Crimea and EU member-states, USA and other destinations in 2019

Mon, 06 Jan 2020 10:00:00 +0200

Olha KORBUT
Expert of the monitoring group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, BSNews and Maidan of Foreign Affairs

The Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, BSNews and Maidan of Foreign Affairs monitoring group presents the list of the aircrafts that flew to the occupied Crimea, as well as to EU member-states, USA and other countries in 2019.

Persuant to the UN ...
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Blocking the Ukrainian Azov Sea Ports: a Significant Increase Under the Storm Guise

Tue, 22 Oct 2019 16:52:00 +0300

Photo: Sergey Volkov https://twitter.com/wolchok

by Andrii KLYMENKO
Head of the Maidan of Foreign Affairs and Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies monitoring group, the BlackSeaNews editor-in-chief, Yalta-Kyiv

Below is the monitoring team’s update on the summer-early fall 2019 developments of the already infamous process of obstructing the freedom of navigation in the Kerch ...
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A «Russian Lake»: the Nine Aspects of the Current Situation in the Black Sea

Sun, 04 Aug 2019 19:37:00 +0300

by Andrii KLYMENKO,

associate fellow, Crimea Department, Maidan of Foreign Affairs,
Editor-in-Chief of the BSNews.

The situation in the Black Sea is changing literally before our eyes. Its ongoing transformation into a de facto Russian lake is a direct consequence of the occupation and subsequent militarization of Crimea. The current Russian agenda among other, includes further ...
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The Sevastopol Defense Industry and its Russian Collaborators – a Prospective Sanctions List

Mon, 27 May 2019 12:16:00 +0300

By
Tetyana Guchakova and Maryna Krymova,
experts of the Monitoring Group of the Maidan of Foreign Affairs,
the Black Sea Strategic Studies Institute and the BlackSeaNews

The information below is not just an example of how Russian handles the captured peninsula treating it as war booty, but an irrefutable evidence of the Russian military threat to Ukraine and the rest of the world.

Databаse of airplanes that flew to the occupied Crimea and EU member-states, USA and other destinations in 2018

Fri, 01 Mar 2019 08:00:00 +0200

Olha KORBUT
Expert of the monitoring group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, BSNews and Maidan of Foreign Affairs

Persuant to the UN ...
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Database of the Russian Aircrafts that Flew to the Occupied Crimea in October-December 2018

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 17:20:00 +0200

Olha KORBUT
Expert of the monitoring group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, BSNews and Maidan of Foreign Affairs

Translated by Tetyana PUCHKOVA

The monitoring group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, the BSNews and the Maidan of Foreign Affairs presents the October-December 2018 results of monitoring the illegal flights of the Russian airlines to and ...
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Russian Defense Entities that Collaborate with the Seized Crimean Enterprises – a Prospective Sanctions List

Fri, 04 Jan 2019 15:12:00 +0200

Tetyana GUCHAKOVA
BSNews, Maidan of Foreign Affairs, Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies

Translated by Tetyana PUCHKOVA

For Russia, the occupied Crimea is not only a huge military base, but also, a powerful component of its military-industrial complex.

At present, the process of technological integration of Crimean enterprises in the Russian military-industrial complex is ...
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Russia's Economic War Against Ukraine in the Sea of Azov as of December 1, 2018: The Technology of Blocking the Mariupol and Berdyansk Ports

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:30:00 +0200

Andriy KLYMENKO,
Head of the Maidan of Foreign Affairs and Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies monitoring group, the BlackSeaNews editor-in-chief, Yalta-Kyiv

Russia's Economic War Against Ukraine in the Sea of Azov as of December 1, 2018: the technology of blocking the Mariupol and Berdyansk ports.

The technology of blocking the Mariupol and Berdyansk ports:

The false pretext ...
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Database of the Russian Airlines that Flew to the Occupied Crimea in June-September 2018

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:30:00 +0300

Olha KORBUT
Expert of the monitoring group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, BSNews and Maidan of Foreign Affairs

Translated by Tetyana PUCHKOVA

The monitoring group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, the BSNews and the Maidan of Foreign Affairs presents the June-September 2018 results of monitoring the illegal flights of the Russian airlines to and ...
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Banks Under Sanctions: The Database of the Banks Requiring Synchronization Between the Ukrainian, US and EU Sanctions Lists

Sat, 06 Oct 2018 14:00:00 +0300

Tetyana GUCHAKOVA
Maidan of Foreign Affairs, Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, BSNews

Tranlated by Tetyana Puchkova

No one doubts that Ukraine urgently needs to do something about its sanctions policy towards the state that has occupied part of the Ukrainian territory and continues the war in various forms.

Sadly, it is not news that Ukrainian sanctions against Russia are ...
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Russian Federation Blockade of the Mariupol and Berdyansk Ports: trends and statistics

Wed, 29 Aug 2018 17:40:00 +0300

Andrii KLYMENKO

Head of the Maidan of Foreign Affairs and Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies monitoring group, the BlackSeaNews editor-in-chief, Yalta-Kyiv

Translated by Tetyana PUCHKOVA

For the first time, the joint monitoring group of the Maidan of Foreign Affairs, the Institute of Strategic Black Sea Studies and the BlackSeaNews online portal presents the summary and ...
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«The Gray Zone». The Occupied Crimea: Sanctions Violations in 2017. The Monitoring Results

Fri, 13 Jul 2018 15:20:00 +0300

Maidan of Foreign Affairs, BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies present the annual report on violation of international sanctions in 2017 in the occupied Crimea.

Contents:

1. Summary	5
2. Monitoring of the Violations of «Crimean» Sanctions by Sea Vessels in 2017	7
3. Illegal Flights to the Simferopol International Airport in 2017	15
4. «Foreign Tourism» – ... читать далее

Illegal Visits of Foreign Citizens to the Territory of the Occupied Crimea in Ferbruary-May 2018 — the Monitoring Results

Fri, 13 Jul 2018 15:00:00 +0300

by Daniil KHMELNIK, BlackSeaNews

Translated by Tetyana Puchkova

All in all, between February and May 2018, we have identified 231 foreigners who have illegally visited the occupied Crimea.

The number of the foreigner visits to the occupied Crimea in February-May 2018.

During that time, most of the visitors to the occupied peninsula were German citizens. Over the four months, we have ...
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Database of Vessels en Route from Mariupol to Berdyansk Detained by the RF Coast Guard of the Border Service of the FSB in the Azov Sea

Thu, 12 Jul 2018 17:20:00 +0300

Andrii KLYMENKO

Head of the Maidan of Foreign Affairs and Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies monitoring group, the BlackSeaNews editor-in-chief, Yalta-Kyiv

Translated by Tetyana PUCHKOVA

The Monitoring Group of the Maidan of Foreign Affairs, the Institute of Strategic Black Sea Studies and the online edition of the BlackSeaNews present the database of sea vessels going ...
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"The Gray Zone". Crimea: Four Years of Occupation

Wed, 11 Jul 2018 13:30:00 +0300

The annual report by Maidan of Foreign Affairs, BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies on four years of occupation of Crimea by Russia.

Contents:

1. B. Yaremenko: We Will Return Crimea	7
2. The "Island of Crimea"	9
2.1. The RF Logistic Objective in Crimea and the Actions of Ukraine	9
2.2. The Maritime Transport	11
2.3. The Civil Aviation	17
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New Economic Sanctions Against the RF in Connection With Its Illegal Activity in the Occupied Crimea

Thu, 05 Jul 2018 15:15:00 +0300

Andrii KLYMENKO
Head of the Maidan of Foreign Affairs and Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies monitoring group, the BSNews editor-in-chief, Yalta-Kyiv

Tetyana GUCHAKOVA
Maidan of Foreign Affairs, Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, BSNews

Olha KORBUT
Maidan of Foreign Affairs, Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, BSNews

Translated by Tetyana PUCHKOVA

In late June 2018, ...
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Database of the Russian Airlines that Flew to the Occupied Crimea in May 2018

Mon, 04 Jun 2018 15:00:00 +0300

Olha KORBUT
Expert of the monitoring group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, BSNews and Maidan of Foreign Affairs

Translated by Tetyana PUCHKOVA

The monitoring group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, BSNews and Maidan of Foreign Affairs has summed up the results of monitoring Russian airlines’ illegal flights to the occupied Crimea in May 2018.

Airbus ...
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Database of the Russian Airlines that Flew to the Occupied Crimea in April 2018

Wed, 23 May 2018 16:30:00 +0300

Olha KORBUT
Expert of the monitoring group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, BSNews and Maidan of Foreign Affairs

Translated by Tetyana PUCHKOVA

Database of the Russian Airlines that Flew to the Occupied Crimea in March 2018

Mon, 02 Apr 2018 18:20:00 +0300

Olha KORBUT
Expert of the monitoring group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, BSNews and Maidan of Foreign Affairs

Translated by Tetyana PUCHKOVA

Airbus ...
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Database of the Russian Airlines that Flew to the Occupied Crimea in February 2018

Sat, 03 Mar 2018 18:00:00 +0200

Olha KORBUT
Expert of the monitoring group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, BSNews and Maidan of Foreign Affairs

Translated by Tetyana PUCHKOVA

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Illegal Visits of Foreign Citizens to the Territory of the Occupied Crimea in December 2017-January 2018 — the Monitoring Results

Sat, 03 Mar 2018 16:50:00 +0200

by Daniil KHMELNIK, BlackSeaNews

The monitoring group of the Maidan of Foreign Affairs, the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews has summarized the results of monitoring the illegal visits of foreign citizens to the occupied Crimean peninsula.

In winter months, the Russia-occupied Crimea proved to be unattractive for foreign guests. We have identified only 8 ...
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The Illegal Mining of Natural Resources in Crimea. Part 2. The Development of the Stolen Sea

Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:00:00 +0200

Tetyana GUCHAKOVA, Yurii SMELYANSKI
BSNews, Maidan of Foreign Affairs, Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies

Translated by Tetyana PUCHKOVA

«We have become the owners of immense treasures that we continue to extract»
Alexander Sergeyev, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences

The phrase of the President of the Russian Academy of ...
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