Russia struck Kyiv and other cities throughout Ukraine on Monday, October 9 in retaliation for the Ukrainian attack on Russia’s Kerch Strait bridge in Crimea a week earlier. In the largest attack since the day of the initial invasion last February, Russia’s strikes targeted Ukrainian military and energy infrastructure as well as Kyiv, reports The Washington Post.
Read MoreSeven years ago, Russia annexed Crimea in southern Ukraine, sparking the largest security crisis in Europe since the end of the Cold War. Today, this conflict continues to simmer, with over 10,000 killed and 24,000 injured, according to the Council on Foreign Relations. Eastern Europe is no stranger to uncertainty, but the situation in Ukraine presents a serious obstacle to peace in the region and has left the country in a precarious state of limbo.
Read MoreTthe Ukrainian navy announced that Russia’s coast guard opened fire on and seized three of Ukraine’s vessels. The sea clash wounded two crewmembers, further escalating tensions after Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Read MoreBy Brian Kulpan Staff Writer For the first time since Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in March 2014,
Read MoreBBC News has called this the “worst East-West crisis since the Cold War.”
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