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Russian Crimea authorities to sell Ukrainian properties; one belongs to Zelensky

Crimea, internationally recognised as part of Ukraine, has been controlled by Moscow since 2014.

A woman walks near the statue of Russian Emperor Alexander III at the Livadia Palace in Yalta, Crimea.(REUTERS)
Published on Sep 16, 2023 12:24 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Nisha Anand

Putin's party leading votes in four annexed Ukrainian regions, claims Moscow

The Kremlin claimed to have annexed the eastern and southern territories late last year despite not having full military control over them.

Russian President Vladimir Putin.(AP)
Published on Sep 11, 2023 02:30 AM IST
AFP | | Posted by Nisha Anand

More than 420,000 Russian troops in occupied areas: Ukraine

Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in the east and south in June but has come up against fierce resistance from entrenched Russian forces.

Kyiv's troops are also contending with renewed assaults around Kharkiv in the northeast, in areas liberated last year.(AFP/ Representative)
Published on Sep 10, 2023 01:27 AM IST
AFP |

Why did Elon Musk reject Ukraine's Starlink request? He explains

Elon Musk declined a Ukrainian request to activate Starlink in Crimea's Sevastopol due to offensive military concerns.

Elon Musk's Starlink is a satellite constellation comprising thousands of satellites orbiting the Earth.
Published on Sep 09, 2023 11:56 AM IST
By | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar

Ukraine targets key Russian navy base; Kremlin says sea drones downed

Ukraine attacks Russian navy base near Novorossiysk. Russia's defence ministry said warships destroyed them.

Ukrainian soldiers launch a drone at Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region. (Representative Image/ Al-Jazeera)
Updated on Aug 04, 2023 10:00 AM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar

Review: The Soviet Century by Karl Schlögel

From hydroelectric dams to prison tattoos and Stalinist cookery books, this compendious volume touches on nearly every area of Russian history and the Soviet experience

Vladimir Lenin, founding head of the government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924. (ismailyildiz/Shutterstock)
Updated on Jul 28, 2023 05:43 PM IST

Crimea bridge a legitimate military target: Ukraine's Zelensky

Explosions on the Crimea bridge on Monday killed two civilians and put part of the road bridge out of service.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky(AFP)
Published on Jul 22, 2023 06:52 AM IST
Reuters |

Two killed in 'blasts' on key bridge linking Russia-Crimea: What we know so far

Russian officials suspended operations after declaring an "emergency" on key bridge on the Kerch Strait, linking mainland Russia and the Crimean peninsula.

A view shows the Crimean bridge connecting the Russian mainland with the peninsula across the Kerch Strait, Crimea.(REUTERS)
Updated on Jul 17, 2023 02:27 PM IST

Two killed in ‘emergency’ incident at Crimea-Russia bridge; traffic halted

The bridge links Russia to Crimea, which Moscow annexed in 2014, and serves as a vital link for transporting supplies to Russian soldiers in Ukraine.

The Russian-built Crimean bridge linking mainland Russia and Moscow-annexed Crimea was personally inaugurated by Russian President Vladimir Putin five years ago on May 15, 2018.(AFP/File)
Updated on Jul 17, 2023 10:01 AM IST
AFP | | Posted by Nisha Anand

Russia claims to thwart Ukrainian plot to kill top official in Crimea

Russia-Ukraine war: Aksyonov thanked the FSB for preventing what he called an attempt on the lives of the "Republic of Crimea's leadership".

FILE PHOTO: Head of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov attends a ceremony as reservists drafted during partial mobilisation depart for military bases, in Sevastopol, Crimea September 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak/File Photo(REUTERS)
Published on Jul 03, 2023 03:32 PM IST
Reuters |

Russian freight train hit by explosive near Ukraine border, 2nd in a week

Russia-Ukraine war: Russian territory and Crimea, annexed by Moscow in 2014, have been hit in recent days by a series of attacks.

The last four days have seen two trains derailed by explosions. (The Moscow Times)
Published on May 03, 2023 01:57 AM IST
AFP |

Huge fire at Russia-annexed Crimea fuel depot after drone strike. Video

He said authorities had "the situation under control" and said there was no threat to civilian infrastructure.

A firefighter speaks on the walkie talkie as smoke and flame rise from a burning fuel tank in Sevastopol, Crimea. (AP)
Published on Apr 29, 2023 03:00 PM IST
AFP | | Posted by Yagya Sharma

Bathinda military station fratricide: Accused jawan sent to 14-day judicial custody

Bathinda superintendent of police (investigation) Ajay Gandhi said Mohan, a gunner, was questioned during his police custody since April 16. Mohan, a gunner in an artillery unit, was produced in the district court after his nine-day police remand ended.

On April 12, four jawans of the 80 Medium Regiment were shot dead in their sleep. Mohan, who was the sole eyewitness to the firing incident, was arrested on April 15 after the police found him committing the crime. (HT File)
Updated on Apr 26, 2023 02:07 AM IST
By, Bathinda

Man, kin lock son in SUV, beat him up near Hindon in Ghaziabad

The son was also later arrested as he \assaulted his father and relatives in police presence at the station Ram Avtar told police that he was angry with his son, Monu, over his excessive drinking and not paying attention to his life

The police said they registered a suo motu FIR at the Vijay Nagar police station and arrested four persons after being alerted about the incident on the 112 helpline. (Representational Image)
Updated on Apr 03, 2023 11:06 PM IST
By, Ghaziabad

Putin visits Crimea on annexation anniversary, as grain deal extended

Putin's visit came a day after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against him over the "deportation" of Ukrainian children.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shaking hands with Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev (L) as he visits a children's arts-and-crafts centre, part of Chersonesos Taurica historical and archeological park on the 9th anniversary of the referendum on the state status of Crimea and Sevastopol and its reunification with Russia. (AFP)
Published on Mar 19, 2023 02:10 AM IST
AFP |

Ukraine vows to unite against 'terrorist' Russia

The heaviest bombardment of Ukraine in months, which killed 11 and wounded more than 80, came in response to an explosion at the weekend that damaged a vital bridge from Russia to the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula.

Firefighters and police officers work on a site where an explosion created a crater on the street after a Russian attack in Dnipro, Ukraine, Monday, October 10, 2022.(AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Published on Oct 11, 2022 02:33 AM IST
AFP | | Posted by Sharangee Dutta

Putin accuses Ukraine of orchestrating Crimea bridge blast; calls it terrorism

The blast on the bridge over the Kerch Strait, a key supply route for Moscow's forces in southern Ukraine, had prompted gleeful messages from Ukrainian officials on Saturday but no claim of responsibility.

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Kremlin via REUTERS)
Updated on Oct 10, 2022 05:06 AM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Sharangee Dutta

Day after massive Crimea bridge blast, traffic resumes on key link to Moscow

Crimea bridge blast: Several videos went viral on social media platforms showing the 19-kilometre road-and-rail bridge on fire, with several oil tankers set ablaze and two car lanes collapsed with parts plunging into the water.

Flame and smoke rise from Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula over the Kerch Strait, in Kerch, Crimea, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. (AP)
Updated on Oct 09, 2022 12:26 PM IST
By | Edited by Swati Bhasin

Putin tightens security after blast on key bridge connecting Crimea with Russia

Nobody immediately claimed responsibility for the blast, which killed three people. The speaker of the Russian-backed regional parliament in Crimea accused Ukraine, but Moscow didn’t apportion blame.

Flame and smoke rise from Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean Peninsula over the Kerch Strait, in Kerch, Crimea, Saturday, October 8, 2022. (AP Photo)
Updated on Oct 09, 2022 05:05 AM IST
AP | | Posted by Sharangee Dutta, Kyiv, Ukraine

Three die after blast on key bridge linking Crimea to Russia: Report

The blast took place early on Saturday morning, with authorities saying two lanes had partially collapsed.

Black smoke billows from a fire on the Kerch bridge that links Crimea to Russia, after a truck exploded, near Kerch, on October 8, 2022. (AFP)
Published on Oct 08, 2022 05:05 PM IST
AFP |

Ukraine says 9 Russian warplanes destroyed in Crimea blasts

Russia denied any aircraft were damaged in Tuesday's blasts — or that any attack took place. But satellite photos clearly showed at least seven fighter planes at the base had been blown up and others probably damaged.

This satellite image provided by Planet Labs PBC shows destroyed Russian aircraft at Saki Air Base after an explosion Tuesday, August 9, 2022, in the Crimean Peninsula, the Black Sea peninsula seized from Ukraine by Russia and annexed in March 2014. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)(AP)
Published on Aug 11, 2022 07:32 AM IST
AP | , Kyiv, Ukraine

Ukraine is not taking responsibility for Crimea explosions: Prez Zelensky aide

Mykhailo Podolyak, asked by the Dozhd online television channel whether Kyiv was taking responsibility, replied: "Of course not. What do we have to do with this?"

Rising smoke can be seen from the beach at Saky after explosions were heard from the direction of a Russian military airbase near Novofedorivka, Crimea, Tuesday August 9, 2022. (UGC via AP)
Published on Aug 10, 2022 04:03 AM IST
Reuters |

Russia-Ukraine resume talks, Moscow says stand on Crimea, Donbas unchanged

Crimean Peninsula, situated along the Black Sea in eastern Europe, was annexed by Russia in 2014. Russia's lead negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said on Wednesday that Moscow will not let go of its demand that Ukraine recognises the loss of Crimea.

In this photo released by Ukrainian foreign ministry press service, Russian Presidential aide and top negotiator Vladimir Medinsky, left, and the head of the Ukrainian Servant of the People faction Davyd Arakhamia pose for media during talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)
Published on Apr 01, 2022 06:53 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan, New Delhi

Russian forces reportedly fire warning shots at British destroyer in Black Sea

A Russian bomber dropped four high explosive fragmentation bombs as a warning in the British destroyer's path, according to the Russian ministry

The HMS Defender left Russian waters soon after the incident, having ventured as much as 3 kilometres (2 miles) inside, the Russian ministry said (Ben Mitchell/PA via AP, File)(AP)
Updated on Jun 23, 2021 06:24 PM IST
Reuters | , Moscow
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