19

Jul

UPDATED: Fire at military base in Crimea forces evacuation of more than 2,000 people

July 19 (Reuters) - A fire that broke out at the military training grounds in the Kirovske district on the Crimean Peninsula has forced the evacuation of more than 2,000…

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04

Jun

Russia’s air attack repelled on approach to Kyiv, Ukraine says

KYIV, June 4 (Reuters) - Russia launched a wave of air attacks on Ukraine early on Sunday, with air defence systems repelling all missiles and drones on their approach to Kyiv, the…

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22

Apr

Air defences activated in Crimea, no reports of damage or casualties

MOSCOW, April 22 (Reuters) - The top official in the Russian-annexed Crimea region of Ukraine said on Saturday that air defence systems had been activated but there were no reports of damage…

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15

Mar

Kremlin: relations with U.S. in dire state amid drone incident

March 15 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that relations with the United States were in a "lamentable state" and at their lowest level, after Washington accused Russia of…

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17

Feb

UPDATED: Russia accuses United States of inciting Ukraine to escalate the war

Russia says U.S. is directly involved in Ukraine war Cites comments on Crimea strikes from U.S. diplomat Says attacks on Crimea risk dangerous escalation By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, Feb 17…

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29

Oct

Russian forces repelled drone attack on Crimea

LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Russian naval forces repelled a drone attack in the Bay of Sevastopol, where the Black Sea Fleet in headquartered, on the annexed Crimean peninsular, the Russian-installed leader…

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08

Oct

UPDATED: Explosion destroys part of Crimea bridge crucial to Russian war effort

KYIV, Oct 8 (Reuters) - A powerful truck explosion seriously damaged Russia’s road-and-rail bridge to Crimea on Saturday, hitting a prestige symbol of Moscow’s annexation of the peninsula and the…

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18

Aug

Russia replaces Black Sea fleet chief after Crimea setbacks

KYIV/LONDON (Reuters) -Russia has replaced the commander of its Crimea-based Black Sea Fleet, a state news agency reported on Wednesday, after a series of explosions rocked the peninsula it annexed in…

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18

Jul

Russia’s Medvedev: Attack on Crimea will ignite ‘Judgement Day’ response

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The refusal of Ukraine and Western powers to recognise Moscow's control of Crimea poses a "systemic threat" for Russia and any outside attack on the region will…

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18

Nov

Russia to deploy new paratrooper regiment on annexed Crimea

Russia said it would deploy a new paratroop regiment on annexed Crimea by the beginning of December and complained about a British deal to boost Ukraine's navy which it said…

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07

Sep

Russia, Ukraine trade accusations over annexed Crimea

Russia's FSB security service on Tuesday accused Ukraine of organising an attack on a gas pipeline in Russian-annexed Crimea, an allegation rejected by Kyiv which said Moscow was trying to punish prominent Crimean…

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15

Jul

Russia warns Britain: Sail near Crimea again and your sailors will get hurt

A senior Russian security official warned Britain not to sail its warships near Russian-annexed Crimea again unless it wanted its sailors to get hurt. The warning, issued by Mikhail Popov,…

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23

Apr

Russia says it has begun pulling out troops from Crimea after drills

Russia's defence ministry said on Friday it had begun returning troops and military units from annexed Crimea to their permanent bases following a huge build-up near Ukraine's border that had…

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14

Apr

Ukraine says Russia may store nuclear weapons in Crimea

BRUSSELS, April 14 (Reuters) - Ukraine's defence minister said on Wednesday that Russia is preparing Crimea for potentially storing nuclear weapons and warned that Moscow could attack Ukraine to ensure…

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31

Dec

Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination, Brexit, Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the migrant crisis amongst the 10 events which shaped Europe in the past decade

Daphne Caruana Galizia's assassination, Brexit, the Paris Climate Change agreement, Russia's annexation of Crimea and the migrant crisis are amongst the ten main events which shaped Europe in the past…

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18

Jun

Corporate Dispatch BeInformed Evening Roundup

Good evening, These are the headlines of the stories worked upon our editorial team on Tuesday. Boris Johnson increases lead, Raab eliminated from Tories’ leadership race Malta: Protest against developers…

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18

Jun

Merkel stresses that sanctions against Russia for Crimean annexation must remain

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for his first official visit to Germany. At a joint press conference, Merkel backed Zelenskiy's remarks that sanctions…

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19

Mar

Russia commemorates 5th ‘Day of Crimea’s Reunification with Russia’

The Russian president inaugurated two new power stations on Monday, as Russia celebrated the fifth anniversary of its annexation of Crimea. Moscow has funneled significant resources into the peninsula's infrastructure…

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11

Mar

Italian singer Al Bano blacklisted by the Ukrainian Government

  Ukraine’s Ministry of Culture declared popular Italian singer Al Bano as a threat to national security and hence blacklisted him. The veteran Italian entertainer has now been included on…

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22

Jan

Fourteen die after two gas tankers catch fire near Crimea

At least 14 sailors were killed and five others were missing Monday after commercial vessels caught fire in the Black Sea, Russian officials said. Russia's Federal Agency for the Sea…

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26

Dec

Ukraine – Europe’s forgotten war

Next year, the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine will enter its fifth year. The conflict has taken 3,000 civilian lives, displaced 1.5 million people and left 3.5 million in need - more…

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17

Oct

17 dead, over 50 injured in bomb explosion at a college in Crimea (Updated)

At least 17 people were killed and dozens more wounded in an attack at a college in Crimea on Wednesday, when a student shot at fellow pupils before killing himself,…

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06

Sep

More than 4,000 children evacuated from Crimean town hit by sulphur dioxide gas leak

Russia has evacuated more than 4,000 children from a town in Crimea hit by noxious sulphur dioxide gas, allegedly from a huge nearby titanium plant. Armyansk, home to about 22,000…

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15

May

Ukraine expresses its anger as Putin inaugurates bridge to the Crimean Peninsula.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has opened the country's newly built bridge to the annexed Crimean Peninsula, driving a truck across the span and drawing angry condemnation from Kyiv and the…

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