SNAKE ISLAND, Ukraine—This rocky patch of land about 20 miles off the coast still bears the scars of the relentless Ukrainian ...

Russian and Ukrainian forces are fighting for control of the Kozatskyi and Kruhlyk islands, which are located at the river's mouth, where it empties into the Black Sea. This operation is ...

In unverified audio clips, the borders guards defending Zmiinyi Island in the Black Sea are told to "lay down your weapons" or "be bombed". "Russian warship, go to hell," they respond. Ukraine ...

Snake or Zmiinyi Island is a fraction of a square kilometre in size and there are no more snakes to speak of. But there can be no doubt of its importance for control of the western Black Sea.

The idea is the brainchild of President Erdogan who has called it his "crazy project" which if completed, could revolutionise ...

Volunteers helping to clean up the oil spill on Russia’s Black Sea coast are appealing to Russian President Vladimir Putin for more assistance, as they grapple with environmental havoc across ...

With charming houses stacked up around two natural harbors, the pretty Black Sea port town of Amasra is ... a narrow strip of mainland to an offshore island, connected by the Boztepe Arch bridge.