Russia's War Against Ukraine UkrInform: Zelensky says Crimea will never be Russian territory By UkrInform. Published Aug. 3, 2021 at 2:50 pm Russian military forces block access to the Ukrainian Navy base near Simferopol on March 5, 2014. Photo by AFP Crimea will never be Russian territory because it is Ukrainian land, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Read more here.