Ukraine’s foreign minister says his country won’t budge from its demand that Russia withdraw its forces from Crimea, as well as from other parts of Ukraine that Moscow illegally annexed more recently. Calling the war in Ukraine “a bleeding wound in th
after Sunday's hastily called referendum in which residents of the Black Sea peninsula overwhelmingly backed breaking off from Ukraine and joining Russia. Ukraine and the West have rejected the vote, held two weeks after Russian troops had taken over Crimea. ...
the phrase "Potemkin village" has stuck as a term for a fraudulent edifice.An American hero helped consolidate Russia's takeover of the Crimea. He was John Paul Jones, and he wasn't originally an American, nor was his name Jones.Born John Paul in Scotland in 1747, he took to the sea...
Russia seizes Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula with a predominantly ethnic Russian population, in the aftermath of the Euromaidan protests. Russian troops occupy key sites on the peninsula, wearing military uniforms with Russian insignias removed. The annexation prompts international outrage and is condemned...
Kirby said thesurprise visit by Putinis another example of Russia's failing war in Ukraine. Putin traveled to the port city in southern Ukraine by helicopter before he was seendriving and inspectingparts of the city and talking to local residents. On Saturday, he reportedly visited Crimea, the...
Kherson lies on the Dnipro River near the Black Sea, only about 60 miles (97 km) from Crimea, which Russia took over the last time it invaded Ukraine in 2014. Invading Russian troops took control of Kherson in the early part of the current war, but the Ukrainians who live there have...
He did not specify where the attack took place. Ukraine's military said the strike involved supersonic Onyx missiles fired from Russian-occupied Crimea. Russian forces have carried out regular missile and drone strikes on port infrastructure in recent weeks, making it difficult for major g...
It has been mooted by the US that Ukraine could have to surrender Crimea permanently to Russia, but McFadden insists it is "for Ukraine to decide", not any other government. Watch the minister's full comments here: 20 hour ago20h ago15:30 ...
Ukraine has stepped up strikes on occupied Crimea. Here's what you should know From CNN staff The Russian defense ministry said air defensesshot down 11 Ukrainian dronesover Crimea early Thursday morning. The Kerch Bridge, which connects Crimea to the Russian mainland, was alsoclosedto traffic Th...
“This is our Luhansk region, this is our south of Ukraine, this is our Crimea. Ukraine will not leave anything of its own to the enemy.” Link Copied! 3:55 a.m. 17:18:33, December 21, 2022 On 300th day of war, fighting rages in Donetsk region as stalemate prevails in many are...