Over 118,000 Russian soldiers have been confirmed dead since the invasion of Ukraine, including 523 foreign nationals from ...

Long ago, the northern Norwegian town of Kirkenes was liberated by the Soviets. It maintained friendly relations with Russia ...

The following is part of a series of reports by the Kyiv Independent about the memorialization of Ukraine’s fallen soldiers and civilians. Every nation-defining event in Ukraine's nearly 35 years of ...

MOSCOW, July 9. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova was appalled at how the German embassy in Moscow posted maps of the post-war Europe with a distorted Soviet flag on its ...

Ukraine's Defense Intelligence reports that over 100 cultural artifacts have been unlawfully taken from Crimea by Russian ...

Ukraine's Black Sea peninsula was invaded by Russia in 2014 and illegally annexed from Ukraine. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

When Moldovans go to the polls in parliamentary elections on September 28, it will be the third time in less than a year – ...

According to the Russian president, it is very important that "despite all the known difficulties, of which there are enough, including with security, and the difficult situation in those regions," mu ...

Russians have become more active near the forgotten Soviet military base in Balaklava, Crimea. Suspicious works and movement ...

And in both elections, Russian interference was a significant factor. This is unlikely to change in the upcoming parliamentary vote. Moldova is too important a battleground in Russia’s campaign to ...

In 1954, the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev transferred control over Crimea to Kyiv from Moscow, an unremarkable move at the time, since both Ukraine and Russia were within the same country.

Why is Crimea important to Ukraine and Russia? A key hub in the Black Sea with substantial port infrastructure, Crimea is critical for military and trade dominance in the region.