Kerch

[ kerch; Russian kyerch ]

noun

1. a seaport in eastern Crimea, in southeastern Ukraine, on Kerch Strait.
2. a strait connecting the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. 25 miles (40 km) long.

Kerch

/ kjertʃ /

noun

1. a port in S Ukraine on the Kerch Peninsula and the Strait of Kerch (linking the Black Sea with the Sea of Azov): founded as a Greek colony in the 6th century bc ; ceded to Russia in 1774; iron-mining, steel production, and fishing. Pop: 153 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Kyiv has launched multiple attacks and attempted attacks on the Kerch Bridge since Moscow began its military offensive.

From BBC

The port lies a few kilometres from the Kerch bridge, which enables road and rail travel between Russia and the Crimean peninsula, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014.

From BBC

The area around the Russian-built bridge over the Kerch Strait has been repeatedly attacked by Ukrainian forces since the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022.

From BBC

Russia’s Ministry of Defense said it had shot down 66 Ukrainian drones over the Krasnodar region, which is just across the Kerch Strait in southern Russia, east of the occupied Crimean Peninsula.

From New York Times

Conversely, it was One Fist that hacked into cameras in occupied Crimea to catalogue Russian tanks and equipment being moved over the Kerch bridge.

From BBC