Stories from Simferopol · Russia

A new casino project is being developed in Crimea. Krasnaya Polyana remains the most popular mountain zone, accounting for approximately half of all casino visitors in the country. Local establishments in that region hosted 250,000 people during the first quarter of this year.

A woman in Crimea allegedly misappropriated over 2 million rubles intended for the daughter of a deceased special military operation soldier. The woman reportedly maintained access to the daughter's bank account and used the funds to purchase real estate for a relative.

An agent of Ukrainian intelligence was detained in Crimea for conducting photo and video surveillance of military units, air defense systems, fuel depots, and critical infrastructure. The individual allegedly sent coordinates of these locations to an adversary. The suspect was allegedly planning to flee the region with a handler following the act. A Russian source reported that an agent was detained for sending coordinates of various critical infrastructure objects in Crimea to the enemy. During a search, officials seized a ready-to-use remote-controlled improvised bomb, explosives, and an assembly device. The individual was allegedly tasked with carrying out terrorist attacks before fleeing Russia. The agent allegedly used Telegram to transmit footage of military units and fuel depots to a handler in Ukraine.

The first modular emergency medical reception units have opened at a multidisciplinary clinical hospital in Simferopol, Crimea. Chief Physician Svetlana Soldotenko stated that 90% of the equipment used in the units is of domestic production.

The regional Ministry of Property and Land Relations announced plans to generate approximately 700 million rubles from the privatization of assets this year. The plan includes the privatization of 19 movable and immovable property objects. Specific locations for these assets include land plots in Feodosia, unfinished construction projects in Koktebel, and non-residential buildings in the Simferopol district.