The eastern tip of the Crimean peninsula comprises the Kerch Peninsula, separated from Taman Peninsula on the Russian mainland by the Kerch Strait, which connects the Black Sea with the Sea …

Dec 29, 2025 · Crimea, autonomous republic, southern Ukraine. The republic is coterminous with the Crimean Peninsula, lying between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. In 2014 Russia covertly …

Aug 19, 2025 · Russia’s illegal seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014 was quick and bloodless, and it sent Moscow’s relations with the West into a downward spiral unseen since the …

19 hours ago · The Crimean Tatar movement trying to ruin Russia’s army from within Atesh, an underground resistance group, says it has trained thousands of people – including Russian soldiers …

Aug 18, 2025 · Russia’s illegal seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in March 2014 was quick and bloodless, and it sent Moscow’s relations with the West into a downward spiral unseen since the …

Mar 18, 2025 · The Crimean peninsula, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014, is at the centre of the worst East-West standoff since the Cold War.

Aug 18, 2025 · Putin has called the peninsula “a sacred place” and has prosecuted those who publicly argue it is part of Ukraine — particularly the Crimean Tatars, who strongly opposed the annexation.

Aug 14, 2025 · Set in the mid-19th century, the Crimean War was a clash of empires driven by strategic rivalry and political ambition. In this first part, we explore the complex causes of the conflict, from the ...

Apr 30, 2025 · "The Crimean War so severely devastated the entire peninsula that it really did not recover until the eve of World War I," she notes.

Aug 18, 2025 · What to know about Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula seized by Russia from Ukraine over a decade ago FILE - Russian soldiers guard a pier where two Ukrainian naval vessels are …