Almost immediately following the end of the EuroMaidan Revolution in Ukraine in February 2014, Russia swiftly moved to annex and occupy the Crimean Peninsula. Within a couple of months, unrest erupted in eastern Ukraine followed by Russian-backed militias taking over administrative buildings. The events mark the start of Russia's 10-year invasion and occupation of Ukraine that continues to this day.
Prior to the full-scale war in Ukraine, the Black Sea was often portrayed as a “Russian lake”. But after a series of debacles by Moscow in the Eastern European country, the Black Sea seems to be on the way to becoming Russia’s Achilles' Heel. On April 14, 2022, following the Ukrainian sinking of the Russian
More than a year into Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, the country is working to create a society where wounded soldiers and citizens are viewed as superhumans, not victims.
More than a year into Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, the country is working to create a society where wounded soldiers and citizens are viewed as superhumans, not victims.
In the secrecy that often surrounds wars, and in the realm of information warfare, losses are often deliberately underreported or completely omitted. But this case in Crimean port city of Sevastopol is pure paradox.