Russian soldiers guard a pier where two Ukrainian naval vessels are moored, in Sevastopol, on the Crimean Peninsula, March 5, 2014. Credit: AP ...

With Ukraine engulfed in turmoil, Russian President Vladimir Putin pounced, sending troops to overrun Crimea, a diamond-shaped peninsula in the Black Sea that Russia has long coveted.

Explosions rocked the Crimean airfield throughout the night as Ukraine targeted Russian aviation and defense assets.

Radio Liberty noted that military funerals for Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine take place almost daily in Crimea. As of now, the number of identified Crimeans killed in the war has exceeded ...

Following the forcible seizure of Crimea, the Russian government held a referendum on the status of peninsula without international observers and with armed Russian soldiers present at polling ...

FILE - Russian soldiers guard a pier where two Ukrainian naval vessels are moored, in Sevastopol, on the Crimean Peninsula, March 5, 2014. AP Russia's illegal seizure of Crimea from Ukraine 11 ...

The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine observes Russian military bolstering in Gyumri, linked to escalating tensions in ...

An emboldened Russia has ramped up military offensives on two fronts in Ukraine. That is scattering Kyiv’s precious reserve ...

Following the forcible seizure of Crimea, the Russian government held a referendum on the status of peninsula without international observers and with armed Russian soldiers present at polling ...

With Ukraine engulfed in turmoil, Russian President Vladimir Putin pounced, sending troops to overrun Crimea, a diamond-shaped peninsula in the Black Sea that Russia has long coveted. The armed ...

Russia's illegal seizure of Crimea from Ukraine 11 years ago was quick and bloodless. ... Zelenskyy focused on diplomatic efforts to get Crimea back, but after Russian troops poured across the ...

Russia’s illegal seizure of Crimea from Ukraine 11 years ago was quick and bloodless. But Kyiv — and most of the world — never recognized Moscow’s annexation of the strategic peninsula ...