SIMFEROPOL, July 20. /TASS/. Air defense forces downed a drone in the central part of Crimea, the region’s head Sergey Aksyonov reported Thursday, adding that no damage or injuries were caused.

The synagogue in Bilohirsk, a city in central Crimea, was built in the middle of the 19th century by and for Krymchaks, a Jewish minority who related to to Karaites, another dwindling Jewish group ...

Following tanker accidents in the Kerch Strait, over 1,300 tons of waste consisting of sand and soil contaminated with ...

Crimea, under Putin’s control, would likely turn the Black Sea into a Russian lake, severing the Caucasus and Central Asia from Europe and directly threatening NATO members Romania and Bulgaria ...

As Ukrainian leaders vow to reclaim all territories seized by Russia, Moscow has prepared extensive defensive measures, particularly in Crimea, a region unlawfully annexed in 2014. This area ...

When Russia annexed Crimea in March 2014, many pitched annexation as if it was a desirable outcome for Crimea’s residents. After all, weren’t most of Crimea’s residents not only ethnically Russian but ...

Maya Mehrara is a News Reporter at Newsweek based in London, U.K.. Her focus is reporting on international news. She has covered Ukraine, Russia, immigration issues, and the revolution in Iran.

Zelenskyy dismissed Tamila Tasheva from the position of Permanent Representative of the President in Crimea in accordance with her application; she had held this position since April 25, 2022. On ...

Data last updated January 17, 2025. As Ukrainian leaders vow to reclaim all territories seized by Russia, Moscow has prepared extensive defensive measures, particularly in Crimea, a region unlawfully ...