The Latest Breaking News from Crimea

Blasts rock bridge linking Crimea to Russia; Zelenskiy warns on nuclear weapons; Moscow declares Russian rapper a ‘foreign agent’

Blast early on Saturday causes road bridge to collapse and engulfs rail bridge in flames

An explosion on the Kerch road-and-rail bridge, the sole land link between Crimea and Russia, set oil tankers ablaze and caused the collapse of two car lanes, Russian authorities said Saturday. The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has lost its external power connection as a result of Russian shelling and is…

Section of Kerch bridge collapses after blast, seen as major blow to Russian military prestige

Russia rained cruise missiles on busy Ukrainian cities on Monday in what the United States called "horrific strikes", killing civilians and knocking out power and heat with its most widespread air attacks since the start of the war.

A huge blaze is ripping through a bridge to the Crimea, with a whole road section pictured having collapsed and fallen into the sea, and it comes as a US official claims that Crimea could be retaken

The US says there is now a ‘distinct possibility’ of Ukraine reclaiming Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said troops had taken three more villages near Kherson as they continue to push back Russian forces and a US officer said taking Crimea is a possibility

In week 32 of the war, Kyiv makes more advances in the east and south while Moscow pulls back forces from Crimea.

September was a rocky month for Vladimir Putin, the Russian strongman used to getting his way after more than two decades at the top of Russia’s political hierarchy.

Vladimir Putin's annexation plan is indefensible on both legal and moral grounds. Some of the reasons why have broader implications for normative theories of secession and self-determination.