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 attacks leave Russian oil infrastructure ablaze, Crimea halts fuel sales
Russian-held Crimea curbs the use of motorcycles, saying they sound like drones
Drones hit historic museum in Crimea as officials reduce nighttime trains for safety
Putin complains of Western aggression, tragic fall of USSR during speech
Moscow, Putin stressed, will defend its new territories "with all available forces and means," and that the West has no moral right to challenge the results of the referenda.
Ukraine: 31 years of independence, 6 months of war
Wednesday, August 24 marked both the 31st anniversary of Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union and six months since Russia's invasion. Here is where things stand.
Kyiv vows to restore Ukrainian rule in Russia-annexed Crimea
Russia shows no sign of abandoning Crimea, home to its Black Sea fleet, and has used the peninsula as a platform to launch missile strikes on Ukrainian targets.
Ukraine's President Zelensky warns of 'ugly' Russian attack
Zelensky said Ukrainians must not allow Moscow to "spread despondency and fear" among them as they mark the 31st anniversary of independence from Soviet rule.
Russia says it has 'neutralized' Islamist cell in Crimea
Sergei Aksyonov, an official in Russia's FSB security servcice, said the suspects were members of the Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is banned in Russia.
Loud explosions heard near Russian military airbase in Crimea
At least 12 explosions were heard from the direction of a Russian military air base in Crimea. Russian Defense Ministry reports of no casualties.
Ukraine drone strike hits Russia Black Sea fleet HQ 'spoiling Navy Day'
The accusation comes hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to oversee Navy Day celebrations in his hometown of St Petersburg.
Two Israel Police officers injured in stabbing attack in Arab city
The man reportedly stabbed his partner before attacking police officers responding to reports of the crime.
Putin removes Russian internet sensation from post, appoints to new job
Natalia Poklonskaya is departing her job at Rossotrudnichestvo to become Advisor to Russian Prosecutor General.
Neither ‘Ukrainian’ nor ‘German' - just trying to help
Now, as a mother of two with a full-time job, I spend most of my spare time trying to help the country my family left when I was 12.
