Roughly 2.5 million people lived in Crimea before its illegal annexation in 2014 and many more would regularly visit the tourist hotspot, known for its beaches and nature reserves. Many other ...

The Crimea Bridge, a vital link connecting Russia to the occupied Crimean Peninsula, has long been a focus of the war. It ...

One part of the only bridge from occupied Crimea to Russia reopens to light road traffic, Russia says Another part of the road bridge collapsed into the sea after an explosion The huge blast led ...

Moscow's illegal annexation of Crimea on March 18, 2014, was only recognized internationally by countries such as North Korea and Sudan. In Russia, it touched off a wave of patriotism, and “Krym ...

Archaeological investigation in the Crimea has demonstrated a succession of five occupations, of which the best known is that of the bronze age Scyths, whose art, characterised by the free use of ...

Washington-brokered negotiations to end Russia’s war in Ukraine have largely boiled down to a diamond-shaped peninsula about the size of Massachusetts. Crimea had been contested for centuries by ...

Artem Lysak, an Emmy-winning journalist, risked his freedom to report undercover from Russia-occupied Crimea -- navigating FSB interrogations, surveillance fears, and the constant threat of arrest ...

Crimea is a focus of discussions to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Here’s why it’s so coveted Russia’s illegal seizure of Crimea from Ukraine 11 years ago was quick and bloodless.

This wouldn't be the first time Crimea has changed hands, though. The peninsula became part of Ukraine only in 1954, and before that it had a bewildering number of owners, including the ancient ...

At the northern end of the Black Sea, Crimea sits at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, having been at various times in its long history either coveted, conquered or controlled by various powers.

Russia's illegal seizure of Crimea from Ukraine 11 years ago was quick and bloodless. But Kyiv — and most of the world — never recognized Moscow's annexation of the strategic peninsula, which ...