On the Crimean borderland, Ukrainians define their identity
In the borderlands near Crimea, there is a war for the hearts and minds of Ukrainian citizens.
Crimea
Russia Says It Fired Warning Shots At A British Warship Which Approached Crimea
Russia forcibly annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. The international community does not recognize Russian sovereignty over the peninsula.
Is Crimea Russian? U.S. And EU Say No, Apple Says Kremlin Can See What It Wants To
The tech giant's apps are doing what the European Union and the U.S. won't: Recognizing Russia's annexation of the peninsula seized from Ukraine. Users in Russia will see it as part of their country.
Opinion: The Sitcom President And The Reality Show President
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the television show parallels of President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and the call between them at the center of an impeachment inquiry.
Ukrainian Orthodox Church Officially Gains Independence From Russian Church
The schism between Ukrainian churches and the Russia Orthodox Church culminated Saturday in the creation of an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church, angering Russian religious and political leaders.
Why The Crisis Between Ukraine And Russia Has Taken To The Sea
It's not by chance that the countries' 4 1/2-year conflict has taken on a naval dimension. Moscow is further imposing on Kiev its annexation of Crimea.
Russia Plans To Deploy More S-400 Missiles To Disputed Crimea Peninsula
Russia's military already has three of the S-400 "Triumf" divisions on the Black Sea peninsula; it plans to have another in place and operational by the year's end.
'A Message To Moscow': Jailed Hunger Striker Wins Human Rights Award
The winner of the Sakharov Prize is Ukrainian film director turned activist Oleg Sentsov who is serving a lengthy prison sentence in Russia, accused of plotting to bomb sites in Crimea.
At Least 17 People Killed In Attack At School In Crimea
Authorities say an 18-year-old student went on a shooting rampage and then killed himself. An explosion also reportedly went off in the school's cafeteria.
Now A Museum, This USSR Submarine Base Was Built To Endure U.S. Nukes — And Retaliate
A once-secret underground naval base in Crimea designed to preserve Soviet submarines in case of a nuclear attack is now a museum with an anti-American message.