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Ukrainian commandos known as Kukhar (left), 23, and Askold, 38, who conceal their identities, in a bare office used as a safe house in Kyiv on Oct. 5. Inside the commando raids unnerving Russia in Crimea; the lightning assaults are part of a larger campaign using drones and missiles to degrade Russian forces and demoralize the public.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2023
Inside the commando raids unnerving Russia in Crimea
The lightning assaults are part of a larger campaign using drones and missiles to degrade Russian forces and demoralize the public.
Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Vice-Admiral Viktor Sokolov (center) attends a ceremony marking 240th anniversary of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea, on May 13.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2023
Did Ukraine really kill a Russian admiral? Questions emerge.
Given Russia’s long history of refusing to acknowledge setbacks, it remains uncertain whether Sokolov was among those killed in the attack on Sevastopol.
Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Vice-Admiral Viktor Sokolov in September 2022
WORLD
Sep 26, 2023
Ukraine says Russian Black Sea Fleet commander killed
If confirmed, Viktor Sokolov's killing would be one of Kyiv's most significant strikes on Crimea.
A satellite image shows smoke billowing from a Russian Black Sea Navy headquarters after a missile strike, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Sevastopol, Crimea, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2023
Ukraine attacks Russian Black Sea navy headquarters in Crimea
The strike on the symbolic heart of Russia's Black Sea fleet marks a major blow for Moscow.
A Ukrainian serviceman walks near a destroyed Ukrainian tank, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, near the village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Friday.
WORLD
Aug 31, 2023
Ukraine says gains on southern front pave way to Crimea
Progress has been costly and staggered, but Ukrainian forces announced they had pushed through key Russian defensive lines this week.
A Ukrainian ship in the Black Sea off the coast of Odesa in March 2022. Ukraine has issued a warning that commercial ships using any of six Russian Black Sea ports would be considered military targets.
WORLD
Aug 6, 2023
Ukraine drone hits second Russian ship in two days
Ukraine has issued a warning that commercial ships using any of six Russian Black Sea ports would be considered military targets.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 17, 2023
Blasts on Crimea Bridge kill two and threaten Russian war supply lines
Images from the scene showed no traffic crossing the 19 kilometer road and rail bridge which links Russia to Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 7, 2023
Kherson residents flee under fire after Kakhovka dam floods homes
Shelter could not be easily found, as water crept silently higher and higher on Kherson"s streets.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 6, 2023
Ukraine dam supplying water to nuclear plant and Crimea is breached, unleashing floods
Kyiv accused Moscow of blowing up the dam from the inside in a deliberate war crime, while Russian-installed officials gave conflicting accounts, some blaming Ukrainian shelling.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2023
Should Ukraine take the war into Russia?
The better way to fight Vladimir Putin is to divide Russian forces inside Ukraine and cut off Crimea.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2023
Putin makes surprise trip to occupied Ukraine, including Mariupol
The visit came after Putin traveled to Crimea on Saturday in an unannounced visit to mark the ninth anniversary of Russia"s annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 20, 2022
Ukraine cries foul as Russian-annexed Crimea showers Syria with wheat
The development comes as a sign of tightening economic ties between two allies shunned by the West.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 12, 2022
Putin’s response to Crimea bridge attack shows how much it hurt
The severe damage done to the Kerch bridge, a symbolic and logistically important link with Russia exposes a leader who is under pressure from all sides.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 10, 2022
Ukrainians fear Russian reprisals for Crimea bridge attack
Although Russian officials made a show of reopening the bridge to some automobile and train traffic, the extent of the damage remains unclear.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 9, 2022
Russian divers to inspect damage to blast-hit Crimea bridge key to Moscow's war
While still unclear if the blast was deliberate, the timing of damage to such high-profile infrastructure could further cloud Kremlin messages that all is going according to plan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 8, 2022
Key Crimea bridge erupts into fireball after apparent car bomb
The Kerch Bridge, which was built on the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been a key transport link for carrying military equipment to Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2022
Zelenskyy warns of 'ugly' Russian attack ahead of Ukraine Independence Day celebrations
"We must all be aware that this week Russia could try to do something particularly ugly, something particularly vicious," the Ukrainian president said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2021
The case for stronger Russia sanctions
The Crimea sanctions have had the intended economic effect. Whereas Central and Eastern Europeu2019s GDP has grown by 3% to 5% per year since 2014, Russiau2019s has stagnated.
WORLD
Feb 28, 2020
Russia conducts first ship-based hypersonic missile test, TASS reports
Russia successfully test-launched its Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile from a military vessel for the first time early last month, the TASS news agency said on Thursday, citing two military sources.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2020
Russian public's trust in Putin falls to six-year low despite high approval rating
The Russian public's trust in President Vladimir Putin fell to its lowest in six years last month, the Levada opinion pollster said on Wednesday, despite the Russian leader's approval rating remaining high.

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Akira Toriyama's gift to the world