Ukraine - Crimea, Eastern Ukraine, Conflict: As pro-Russian protesters became increasingly assertive in Crimea, groups of armed men whose uniforms lacked any clear identifying marks surrounded the airports in Simferopol and Sevastopol. Masked gunmen occu
In recent months, the initial fears over sky high gas bills have begun to wane andlower long-term inflation has been predicted, reflecting the conflict fatigue that is beginning to set in and a post-COVID norm emerging, but the legacy of that shock to the system is yet ...
The Russia-Ukraine War began in February 2014 with the covert invasion of the Ukrainian autonomous republic of Crimea by disguised Russian troops. The conflict expanded in April 2014 when Russians and local proxy forces seized territory in Ukraine’s Don
CrimeaUkraineRussiaAnnexationInterventionInternational LawThe article presents the Crimean conflict from Russian and Ukrainian standpoints, confronting them with international law analysis. It is worth to mention, that Crimean crisis is still extremely controversial, since both parties are justifying their ...
Despite the planned ceasefire, Ukraine says Russian forces are still attempting to encircle the key cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv, while aiming to establish a land bridge to Crimea. Around 200,000 people are expected to be evacuated from Mariupol. /Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters ...
He says the meeting comes after Mr Zelenskyy "effectively admitted for the first time he would not be able to take back the territory that has been seized - that is effectively Donbas and Crimea" (see 17.31pm post). "He's p...
had been sent to Ukraine, with plans for further shipments. The New York Times reported that these missiles were covertly transported to Ukraine and used for the first time on April 17 against a Russian airfield in Crimea, followed by another strike on Tuesday targeting Russian forces in ...
Russian forces aim to regain control of the northwestern part of the Black Sea by deploying coastal defense missile systems "Bal" and "Bastion" in the Crimea and Kherson region and by transferring additional forces to Snake Island, the statement said. ...
“I have never seen so many bodies,” said Kravchenko, who worked in Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014, and the Donbas, where Russia-backed separatists have been fighting the Ukrainian government since 2014, before moving onto Bucha. “I can see only one pattern: Where Russians saw civili...
On the ground, Russia will try to take Kramatorsk and Slovyansk, which would effectively give it the whole of the Donbas region. At sea, the Ukrainians will try to make the most of the pressure they can put on Crimea through their increasing success in the western part of the Black...