Crimea

Navy confirms large-scale Black Sea oil leak

Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk confirmed a major oil spill in the eastern Black Sea in territory controlled by Russia, he told RBC-Ukraine on Sept. 3.

3 September 2025, 05:26 PM

Ukraine’s SOF destroyed a Russian radar station at Saky airfield in occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces destroyed a Russian radar station in temporarily occupied Crimea, the SOF said on Sept. 1.

1 September 2025, 11:39 AM

SSO raid cripples Russian logistics sites in occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SSO) have disabled logistics facilities used by the Russian occupying forces in Crimea, the military reported on Aug. 26.

26 August 2025, 02:51 PM

Ukraine’s navy destroys Russian Forpost and Mohajer-6 drone base in Sevastopol

Ukraine’s navy struck and destroyed a Russian Forpost drone base at the Khersones airfield in occupied Sevastopol, the General Staff said on Telegram on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 04:09 PM

Russia’s Zircon hypersonic missile remains unimpressive

Russia attacked Sumy with a 3M22 Zircon hypersonic missile on Aug. 21, but the strike failed to inflict any meaningful damage, Ukrainian outlet Defense Express wrote.

21 August 2025, 09:47 PM

Russia likely lost Su-30SM near Snake Island, intercept shows

Russia has likely lost a Su-30SM fighter jet southeast of Snake Island in the Black Sea, the Ukrainian Navy reported on Aug. 14, citing an intercepted enemy radio transmission.

14 August 2025, 08:08 PM

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces destroy key Russian radar in Crimea

Units of the Resistance Movement of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces destroyed a stationary TRLK-10 Skala-M radar system in Abrykosivka, temporarily occupied Crimea, during an overnight attack in the early hours of Aug. 10, according to a Telegram post by the SOF.

12 August 2025, 03:05 PM

Ukraine may lose critical Donbas defense line if territories are surrendered — ISW report

Surrendering all territories in Donetsk and Luhansk to Russia in exchange for a ceasefire would let occupiers avoid prolonged battles and force Ukraine to abandon its key defensive “belt of fortresses” built since 2014, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) warned on Aug. 8.

9 August 2025, 02:09 PM

Moscow, Washington negotiating deal to cement Putin’s Ukraine land grab—report

The United States and Russia are working on a deal over Ukrainian territories linked to a planned meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin that could take place as early as next week, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 8.

8 August 2025, 07:57 PM

Ukraine’s HUR targets Russian BK-16 landing craft, air defenses in Crimea - video

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) released footage showing strikes on Russian military targets in occupied Crimea, including a Project 02510 BK-16 landing craft, radar stations, and an air defense base, according to its Telegram post on Aug. 7.

7 August 2025, 05:47 PM

Ukraine hits Saky air base, destroys Su-30, damages four other jets

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service carried out a drone strike on the Saky airfield in occupied Crimea overnight on Aug. 4, destroying one Su-30SM fighter jet, damaging another, and hitting three Su-24 aircraft, the agency said.

4 August 2025, 03:10 PM

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry condemns African envoys’ visit to occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry on July 29 condemned the visit of ambassadors from three African nations — Chad, Guinea, and Burundi — to Crimea, which is temporarily occupied by Russia, according to a statement on the ministry’s website.

29 July 2025, 08:43 PM

Saky airfield in occupied Crimea struck by drones

An attack targeted the Saky airfield in Russian-occupied Crimea, according to the Crimean Wind Telegram channel on July 24.

24 July 2025, 02:08 PM

Price tag starts at $60M: Rare Russian radar spotted in occupied Crimea — photo

Russian occupying forces have deployed a rare and costly Kasta-2E2 radar station near the village of Kurortne on the Kerch Peninsula in occupied Crimea, the Crimean Wind monitoring group reported on July 8, publishing a photo of the equipment.

8 July 2025, 02:18 PM

Degradation on full display: Partisans reveal empty Russian naval bay in occupied Sevastopol — photos

Streletskaya Bay in Russian-occupied Sevastopol is now nearly deserted, repurposed as a mooring site for patrol boats and tug vessels, according to the Atesh partisan movement, which published photos of the area on July 8.

8 July 2025, 10:53 AM

Russia using psychologists to recruit in occupied Crimea — report

Military enlistment offices in Russian-occupied Crimea are now using staff psychologists to recruit soldiers for the war against Ukraine, Krym.Realii reported on July 7, citing a local human rights advocate whose identity was withheld.

7 July 2025, 06:19 PM

Reselling stolen property: Russian occupiers put Yalta and Yevpatoria ports up for ‘privatization’

The occupying “Ministry of Property of Crimea” has announced plans to sell 100% of the shares in the Yalta and Yevpatoria seaports, according to Interfax.

2 July 2025, 12:51 PM

Large fire detected: Russian air defenses and radar likely hit in occupied Crimea

A massive fire broke out on the Russian-occupied Kerch Peninsula in eastern Crimea overnight before July 1, possibly striking Russian S-300/S-400 air defense systems and radar equipment, according to satellite imagery and reports from the Crimean Wind monitoring group.

1 July 2025, 09:26 AM

Russian forces scramble to shield Crimean airbase from Ukrainian strikes

The Russian forces are on edge over possible strikes by Ukraine’s Defense Forces and are taking steps to protect their aviation in the temporarily occupied Crimea, Atesh partisan movement reported on June 30.

30 June 2025, 01:28 PM

Drone attack on Kirovske airbase in Crimea destroyed a Russian Pantsir-S1 and three helicopters

The SBU confirmed a drone attack on the Kirovske airbase in occupied Crimea, which destroyed a Russian Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile system and three helicopters, according to the SBU on June 28.

28 June 2025, 07:16 PM

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