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


Fire at Russian base in Crimea forces evacuation of more than 2,000 people

Russia's Telegram channels linked to Russian security services and Ukrainian media reported that an ammunition depot was on fire at the base after Ukrainian overnight air attack.

 Smoke and flames rise from an explosion during a fire at a military training ground in the Kirovske district, Crimea, July 19, 2023.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey seek deal to return Ukrainian children from Russia - FT

Officials in Kyiv and Moscow were, as part of the mediation process, compiling lists of children moved to Russia since its full-scale invasion in February 2022.

 Children taken to Russia wait for departure to Kyiv after returning via the Ukraine-Belarus border in Volyn region

Russia hits Ukrainian port cities in 'revenge' strike for Crimean bridge attack

Russia's defense ministry said it had struck Odesa, where the Ukrainian navy has its headquarters, and Mykolaiv, near Ukraine's Black Sea coast.

 A view shows a building damaged during a Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine July 18, 2023

Attack on Crimean Bridge kills Russian couple, wounds their daughter

"The hardest thing is that her parents died, dad and mum," Russia's Belgorod governor said.

A view shows the damaged Chonhar bridge connecting Russian-held parts of Ukraine's Kherson region to the Crimean peninsula, following what Russian-appointed officials say was a Ukrainian missile attack, in this picture released June 22, 2023.

Russia prevents Ukraine 'terrorist' attack on Crimea's Sevastopol

Russian forces claim to have shot down nine Ukrainian drones over the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Sunday.

 Smoke rises over a fuel tank following an alleged drone attack in Sevastopol, Crimea, April 29, 2023.

Russia says it thwarted Ukrainian plot to kill top Moscow-backed official in Crimea

There was no immediate comment from Ukraine on the Russian allegation.

 People, the Russian governor of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov, attend a memorial service for Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the Russian-installed Kherson regional administration in Ukraine who reportedly died in a car crash, in Simferopol, Crimea, November 11, 2022.

Ukraine strikes bridge to Crimea, say Russian-appointed officials

It is on a route used by the Russian military to move between Crimea and other parts of Ukraine under its control.

 A view shows the damaged Chonhar bridge connecting Russian-held parts of Ukraine's Kherson region to the Crimean peninsula, following what Russian-appointed officials say was a Ukrainian missile attack, in this picture released June 22, 2023

Russia warns Ukraine against striking Crimea with US, British missiles

Kyiv says it wants to reclaim all of its territory, including the Crimean peninsula

 Rescuers work at the site of residential houses heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine June 14, 2023.

Ukraine tried to attack Russian ship near Black Sea pipeline - report

At the time of the attack, a US RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft was in the central area of the Black Sea, the defense ministry said.

 Russian Black Sea Fleet Intelligence vessel SSV-201 Priazovye (R) crosses the Bosphorus on its way to the Mediterranean sea, in Istanbul September 5, 2013.

Israel denies parole of Palestinian terrorist Walid Daqqah

The appeal for Palestinian terrorist Walid Daqqah’s early release was based on his worsening health condition, which supporters said required consistent treatment.

 View of a drill for prison guards at the Israeli Prison Authorities, Gilboa Prison, near Israel Valley. December 5, 2022.