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Crimea, Once a Crossroad of Civilizations, Finds Itself Isolated and Under Attack

9 juin 2025 à 05:00
Mostly Russian visitors now cavort along its historic beaches, hoping to avoid the Ukrainian drones whizzing toward military targets.

© Alexey Pavlishak/Reuters

Yalta, Crimea, last month. Roughly six million Ukrainians and Russians visited annually before Russia annexed the peninsula, but the numbers plummeted afterward and the nose-dived again with the invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine Reports Striking Russia-Crimea Bridge With Underwater Explosives

It would be the third such attack. The claim comes two days after one of Ukraine’s most ambitious operations of the war, deep inside Russia.

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The Kerch Strait Bridge, connecting the Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula, in 2023. Ukraine first attacked it the previous October, with a truck bomb.
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