Crimea

Torture of Ukrainian prisoners 'widespread and systematic,' UN rights official says

Khuan Alberto Levya Garsiya, still an active member of the Ukrainian military, said his Russian captors subjected him to every imaginable form of torture during 1,183 days in captivity.

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Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) smile after a swap in Chernihiv region
Emergency services work on a damaged building, after Regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said on Telegram that Russian forces struck the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with glide bombs on Saturday, in this handout image, with the location given as Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine.

Ukrainian attacks leave Russian oil infrastructure ablaze, Crimea halts fuel sales

Videos from social media show fiery explosions at a port in the Kerch Strait late at night, with thick smoke surrounding what appear to be oil tanks. 

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A Russian police officer stands guard at the scene following an overnight explosion at a multi-storey residential building in Sevastopol, Crimea, March 24, 2026.

Russian-held Crimea curbs the use of motorcycles, saying they sound like drones

"The moped noise hampers the work of defense systems. Their engines sound similar [to drones]," said an official regarding the temporary ban.

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A Ukrainian serviceman from the special police unit Hyzhak prepares a Gara, a Ukrainian multifunctional unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with artificial intelligence elements, before flying it over positions of Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline in Donetsk.

Drones hit historic museum in Crimea as officials reduce nighttime trains for safety

Sevastopol's Russian-installed governor, Mikhail Razvozhayev, said on Telegram the museum's roof was hit. He did not provide details about the damage or whether there were any casualties.

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Ukraine says it hit Russian military base in annexed Crimea

The United States says it supports Ukrainian attacks on Russian military targets on the Black Sea peninsula because it should be demilitarized.

AUGUST 26, 2023ByREUTERS
Ukrainian serviceman of 108th separate territorial defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launches a drone near a frontline,August 4, 2023

Ukraine launches 'special operation' in Russian-occupied Crimea

Brief and dark video footage posted alongside the statement showed a small motorboat moving through water at night near a coastline.

AUGUST 24, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian national flag flies with backdrop of the Kerch bridge after an explosion destroyed part of it, in the Kerch Strait, Crimea, October 8, 2022

Russian fighter jet crashes in Kaliningrad, killing two pilots

Russia loses yet another fighter jet during a training exercise, as Ukraine strikes the Kerch bridge yet again.

AUGUST 12, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian-made SU-30 jet

Russia destroys 20 Ukrainian drones over Crimea

Russia's Defense Ministry said that Ukraine had tried unsuccessfully to strike the Crimea Bridge with S-200 rockets, but that no damage or casualties had been caused.

AUGUST 12, 2023ByREUTERS
Rescuers work at a site of a building damaged during a Russian suicide drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 28, 2023.

Ukraine strikes Russian-controlled Chonhar bridge to Crimea

The strike on the bridge, one of three road links between Crimea and mainland Ukraine, allegedly involved an Anglo-French Storm Shadow missile.

AUGUST 6, 2023ByREUTERS
A view across the Kerch Strait shows a fuel depot on fire near the Crimean bridge in the village of Volna in Russia's Krasnodar region as seen from a coastline in Crimea, May 3, 2023.

Russia says it will punish Ukraine for attack on its tanker

A Ukrainian sea drone full of explosives struck a Russian fuel tanker overnight near a bridge linking Russia to annexed Crimea, the second such attack in 24 hours, both sides said on Saturday.

AUGUST 5, 2023ByREUTERS
A Russian Navy amphibious landing ship that was deployed to transport cars across the Kerch Strait, moves near the Crimean Bridge, a section of which was damaged by an alleged overnight attack, as seen from the city of Kerch, Crimea, July 17, 2023.

Russia's US-sanctioned SIG tanker hit in drone attack near Crimea Bridge

Russian media said the tanker, approaching the Kerch Strait that links the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, was hit by Ukrainian drones.

AUGUST 5, 2023ByREUTERS
A general view shows a road-and-rail bridge, built to connnect the Russian mainland with the Crimean peninsula, at sunrise in the Kerch Strait, Crimea November 26, 2018.

Ukraine's SBU claims responsibility for last year's Crimea bridge blast

The bridge was hit by a fresh attack this month, but Malyuk made no mention of who was behind that one.

JULY 26, 2023ByREUTERS
A satellite image shows a rotated and close up view of the damaged span of the Crimea bridge in Kerch Strait, July 17,2023.

Alleged Ukrainian drone strike hits buildings in Moscow - Russia

Drones hit two non-residential buildings in Moscow at around 4 a.m. (0100 GMT) on Monday, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on his Telegram messaging app.

JULY 24, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A police officer carries debris to the members of the security services as they investigate a bridge near the site of a damaged building following a reported drone attack in Moscow, Russia, July 24, 2023.

Drone attack on ammunition depot in Crimea prompts evacuation, bridge closure

Russian news agencies quoted the Health Ministry as saying 12 people required medical assistance and four were taken to hospital.

JULY 23, 2023ByREUTERS
A view through a train window shows the section of a road split and sloping to one side following an alleged attack on the Crimea Bridge, that connects the Russian mainland with the Crimean peninsula across the Kerch Strait, in this still image from video taken July 17, 2023.