Crimea, a peninsula of memories: ‘What do we have left from there? Nothing. Everything is in the heart’.

Ariane Chemin   Le Monde9 August 2026
A strategic and political flashpoint as well as the centre of military operations in recent weeks, Crimea is also a place of deep emotional significance for Ukrainians.

Le Monde explores the lasting memory of Crimea, before Russia’s annexation in 2014.