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Maryna Pasyuk
journalist
One of the most influential persons of Russia, Herman Gref, the Head of «Sberbank of Russia», old friend of Vladimir Putin, actively develops the Southern Shore of Crimea. For his benefit, lucrative land plots are transferred or expropriated from local residents; buildings are destroyed; Massandra vineyards and unique forests are erased; property and businesses of…
In June 2024, Russian occupation authorities of Crimea conducted «nationalization» of Ukrainian property. Four star park hotel «Porto Mare» in Alushta has been among the most expensive assets. This story has clear signs of Russian war crime. It also demonstrates collaborative activity of Ukrainian founders of «Porto Mare» in Russian jurisdiction. They openly support Russian…
Crimea has experienced problems with water supply during all ten years of Russian occupation. North Crimean Canal, the main line of water supply, has satisfied Crimean needs by waters of Dnieper River by 85%. After the Russian occupation of Crimea in 2014, the Canal was closed. In 2023, Russian occupants exploded a dam of Kakhovka…
«State Council» of occupied Crimea has illegally expropriated assets of 112 Ukrainian companies and citizens for their «cooperation» with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Center of Journalist Investigations studied the list of expropriated assets and found out a lot of interesting facts. Information about «double» or hidden life of some Ukrainian politicians and businessmen…
Occupied Crimea suffers from growing labor shortage. It covers all branches and spheres: health care, education, construction, tourist, industry, agriculture and even Russian occupation authorities and law enforcement bodies. For example, graduate from the Russian “Academy of prosecutors” Olga Vladimirovna Rastrigina has been recently appointed as the “acting Minister of Health Care” of occupied Crimea.
The Center of Journalist Investigations continues a series of publications about children’s military units in occupied Crimea and their initiators and supervisors (see part 1 and part 2). Pseudo patriotic movement in Russia and on occupied territories of Ukraine is quickly developing. It trains children to hate anything non-Russian and be prepared to kill or…
The Center of Journalist Investigations continues its series of publications about military units for children, created by Russian authorities in occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol. First part of the Center’s investigation focused on regional offices of All-Russian «Young Army», All-Crimean projects «Krympatriotcenter», «Union of Cossack Youth of Crimea and Sevastopol» and local organizations…
Russia has developed an immense system of youth and children’s military organizations, conducting «patriotic training» of children, including Ukrainian children on occupied territories of Ukraine. Children have been taught to fight. They have been brainwashed by Russian propagandist clichés. Russia has increased budgetary expenses on youth policy by 50 times during last ten years –…
Looting of Ukrainian business and property in occupied Crimea acquired tsunami scale. Expropriation of land assets (from land plots with immovable property objects to thousands hectares of arable land) reminds the crime committed by the Russian empire since the first annexation of Crimea in XVIII century. De-landing and forced Russification caused emigration of aboriginal people…
Russian occupation authorities of Crimea and their Russian supervisors are happy to “nationalize” property of Ukrainian companies, politicians and businessmen with the aim to acquire it free of charge or at favorable prices. The list of expropriated objects is 83 pages long. The first wave of illegal expropriation of the property of Ukrainians in Crimea…