Kerch

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One of the oldest cities in the world — Panticapaeum, capital of the Bosporan Kingdom.

Kerch stands on the site of Panticapaeum, founded by Greeks in the late 7th – early 6th century BC and capital of the Bosporan Kingdom; the city is over 2,600 years old. The Royal Kurgan of the 4th century BC, the ruins on Mount Mithridates and the Adzhimushkai quarries are monuments of world significance, under occupation since 2014.

Under occupation since 20 February 2014.

Chronicle

• February–March 2014 — The port and the ferry crossing passed under the occupiers' control — equipment from russia came through them.
• 2018 — The bridge across the Kerch Strait, built without Ukraine's consent, was opened.
• 8 October 2022 — An explosion destroyed part of the bridge's road span; the bridge was struck again on 17 July 2023.