▁Soviet ▁naval ▁landing ▁operation ▁was ▁launched . ▁Ker ch ▁returned ▁to ▁Soviet ▁control ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁German ▁inv aders ▁killed ▁about ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁citizens ▁and ▁deport ed ▁another ▁ 1 4 , 0 0 0 ▁during ▁their ▁occupation . ▁Ev idence ▁of ▁German ▁at roc ities ▁in ▁Ker ch ▁was ▁presented ▁in ▁the ▁N ure m berg ▁tri als . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁title ▁Hero ▁City . ▁ ▁The ▁Ad zh im ush k ay ▁c ata com bs ▁( min es ) ▁in ▁the ▁city ' s ▁sub ur bs ▁were ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁gu err illa ▁war fare ▁against ▁the ▁occupation . ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁soldiers ▁and ▁refuge es ▁found ▁shelter ▁inside , ▁and ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁counter att acks . ▁Many ▁of ▁them ▁died ▁under ground , ▁including ▁those ▁who ▁died ▁of ▁numerous ▁alleg ed ▁poison ▁gas ▁attacks . ▁Later , ▁a ▁mem orial ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁storm ▁that ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁city , ▁causing ▁much ▁damage ▁and ▁an ▁e colog ical ▁dis aster ▁as ▁a ▁few ▁ships , ▁including ▁an ▁oil ▁tank er , ▁were ▁ship w reck ed ▁and ▁blocked ▁the ▁Ker ch ▁Stra it . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁events ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁a ▁student ▁killed ▁ 2 0 ▁people