Russia claimed Ukraine had launched a failed bid to recapture the island but the UK says the battle is not over This tiny, rocky outcrop in the north-west of the Black Sea was seized by Russia on ...

The legend of the Cadborosaurus, or Caddy, paints a striking resemblance to the one that allegedly lurks deep in a Scottish ...

Snake Island, also known as Serpent Island, is located approximately 35 km off Ukraine’s Black Sea coast, near the Danube Delta. It played an important role during the International Court of ...

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.

A sea serpent had, in fact, visited the island. But it wasn’t made of flesh and bone. It was made of rubber and canvas. It was an enormous balloon. The man behind the balloon — and what ...

from Serpent Island in the Black Sea and from Bakhmut, still a focal point of fighting in the east. REUTERS ...

We also spot our first (of what will be many) sea otters, with the curious marine mammal popping its head up to check us out. Our planned route for the next seven days is primarily northward from ...