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.

 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

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

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


Israel Police chief is right about the crime crisis, wrong to wait for software to fix it - opinion

Technology isn't the cure for crime. We must move beyond surveillance and restore sovereignty through physical presence and emergency powers.

 The Israeli police pointing towards the inside of a car.

Global Monopoly game: How a small state like Israel survives in ruthless geopolitics - opinion

When global politics is like playing Monopoly, empathy erodes, it's about survival by crushing the weak.

Service members take part in what Russian Defence Ministry says is the deployment of the Russian nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile system in Belarus, at an unidetified location in this still image from video released December 30, 2025.

Kremlin welcomes end to ‘direct threat’ label in US strategy, TASS reports

The Kremlin praised the revised US national security strategy for dropping language labeling Russia a direct threat and urging limited cooperation on strategic stability.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev and foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov attend a meeting with US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 2, 2025; illustrative.

What are the regions Ukraine could lose under the US-backed plan? - explainer

Under the original US-backed plan, which has since been revised, Ukraine would lose Crimea and most of the Donbas region, including parts that have not officially been taken by Russia.

A Ukrainian serviceman of the National Police Special Purpose Battalion prepares to fire a howitzer towards Russian troops at a position in a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine November 20, 2025.

Archaeologists uncover ancient Greek graffiti in Crimea

The graffiti was discovered under a thick stone slab, suggesting it was deliberately hidden and not a product of chance.

A moat with horse remains was found.

WATCH: Ukraine blows up Russia's bridge to Crimea with underwater explosives

The SBU shared video footage that showed an explosion next to one of the many support pillars of the bridge.

 Reported CCTV footage of the bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula demolished by underwater explosives.

US open to recognizing Crimea as Russian in Ukraine deal - report

Crimea was taken over by Russia in early 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought international recognition of Crimea as part of Russia's territory.

 Russian soldiers line up during an opening ceremony of the memorial to Russian service members killed during Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Yevpatoriya, Crimea February 22, 2024.

Ukraine sinks Russian submarine in the Black Sea

Ukraine's General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that they struck a Russian submarine and a C-400 anti-aircraft missile complex in Crimea. 

 Sailors of Russian nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Kazan get ready to depart from Havana's bay, Cuba, June 17, 2024.

Putin greets Moscow rally after election win

A day after winning national elections, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at Moscow's Red Square to mark the 10th anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea.

 Russian presidential candidate and incumbent President Vladimir Putin speaks after polling stations closed, in Moscow, Russia, March 18, 2024.

Ukraine says it has sunk a Russian patrol ship near Crimea

In a recent development in the Russian-Ukrainian war, Ukrainian drones sank a Russian Black Sea Fleet ship off the coast of Crimea, as Ukraine steps up its naval offensive.

 Handout footage shows smoke rising from what Ukrainian military intelligence said is the Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship Sergey Kotov that was damaged by Ukrainian sea drones, at sea, at a location given as off the coast of Crimea, in this still image obtained from a video released on March 5,