Russia is willing to endure tremendous human losses in the hopes that it will sap Ukraine of the resources and will to keep ...

The Crimean Peninsula juts into the Black Sea, all but an island except for a narrow strip of land in the north connecting it to the mainland. On its eastern shore, a finger of land reaches out almost ...

Ochre is an iron-rich mineral pigment that was used by many ancient civilizations for color, decoration and practical tasks such as preserving animal hides and tanning clothing. Recent analysis of ...

The operation focused on the 102nd Separate Special Forces Unit, which combats underwater sabotage for the Russian Black Sea Fleet and is stationed in Konstantinovskaya Bay in Sevastopol. During the ...

UKRAINE’S foreign minister has said that his country was practically in a state of war with Russia, as Moscow further ratchets up the pressure on Kiev. Russian forces have effectively taken control ...