The Latest Breaking News from Crimea

Russian President Vladimir Putin drove a Mercedes across Kerch Bridge to Crimea and spoke to repair workers after the crossing was destroyed by a truck bomb in October

President Vladimir Putin on Monday drove a Mercedes across the Crimean Bridge linking southern Russia to the annexed Crimean peninsula, less than two months since an explosion tore through one of the Kremlin chief's showcase infrastructure projects.

Ukraine has kept Russian forces guessing about their next move, pinning down occupying troops in defensive positions.

More than the offensives that retook so much land in September, the recent recapture of Kherson marks a clear decision point for Ukraine.

Russian air defenses were activated on Tuesday in the city of Sevastopol in Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, and two drones were shot down, the regional governor said in a statement, urging people to keep calm. Sevastopol is the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea fleet. Russia blamed…

Russian air defences on Tuesday repelled two drone attacks in Crimea, annexed from Ukraine in 2014, including one attack targeting a power station, the regional governor said in a statement.

ODESA, Ukraine — Beneath a chill, low-lying fog, the Black Sea has gone winter-gray. The craggy coast of Crimea, illegally seized from Ukraine by Russia nearly nine years ago, lies far from this southern stretch of seashore — yet, to many here, the strategic peninsula suddenly seems tantalizingly close.

A Ukrainian mother shares her story of fleeing with her daughter, but aches to return one day.

As temperatures slowly sink, the nature of the fighting will change sharply for both countries’ troops.