The peninsula, which Moscow seized from Ukraine in 2014, has been a critical staging ground for the Russian invasion.
Tag: Crimea (Ukraine)
With New Weaponry, Ukraine Is Subtly Shifting Its War Strategy
Striking deep behind enemy lines, the Ukrainians are depleting Russia’s combat potential, slowing its advance in the east and creating new vulnerabilities in the south.
Crimean Officials Detail Size of Explosions, Contradicting Kremlin
Blasts at an air base in the Russian-occupied territory damaged 62 apartment buildings and forced hundreds into shelters. Satellite imagery showed destroyed fighter jets.
Your Thursday Briefing: Trump Declines to Answer Questions
Plus new details about explosions in Crimea and revelations about the victims of Seoul’s floods.
Explosions Rip Through Russian Base on Crimea
A senior Ukrainian official said his country’s forces were responsible, which Ukraine did not publicly confirm or deny. Russian officials said only that munitions had detonated.
Living Side by Side, Ukrainian and Russian Sailors Are Tested by War
Sailors are accustomed to not discussing politics at sea, but the war between the two countries has made that more difficult.
Russia Has Filled Ukrainian Water Canal to Crimea
Ukraine blocked a freshwater to canal to the Crimean Peninsula after Russia occupied it 2014. Moscow has fully restored the flow, easing its path to a “land bridge” with Russia, images show.
Your Thursday Briefing: Russia’s Land Bridge
Moscow is trying to deepen its hold on occupied Ukrainian territory in the south.
U.K. Donor Said to Have Funneled Russian Money to Tories
The cash was part of a fund-raising blitz that helped propel Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s party to victory in 2019. Records track $630,225 to a Russian bank account.
Ukraine Says Russia Looted Ancient Gold Artifacts From a Museum
According to Ukrainian officials, Russian soldiers, aided by a mysterious expert, broke into a museum and spirited away priceless artifacts from the Scythian empire.