Crimea

Crimea's tourist season brings Russian crowds to peninsula - NV

NV spoke with Crimeans about how Russian tourists are getting to the occupied peninsula, where hotels are being built “like in Dubai”.

21 April, 08:46 AM

HUR unit strikes Russian landing ships Yamal and Filchenkov in Crimea

A special unit of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence said it struck two large Russian landing ships, the Yamal and the Nikolai Filchenkov, in occupied Crimea overnight on Apr. 19, the agency reported on Apr. 20.

20 April, 10:35 AM

Ukrainian SBU drones strike three Russian warships in occupied Crimea

Drones operated by the Alpha special operations center of Ukraine’s SBU Security Service struck three Russian military vessels in occupied Crimea on April 18, the SBU reported.

18 April, 04:09 PM

Fire engulfs Crimean oil depot after reported drone strike

An oil depot is burning in the village of Oktiabrske in the occupied Crimea's Kurmanskyi district following a suspected drone attack, The Crimean Wind monitoring channel reported on April 16, citing satellite imagery data.

16 April, 10:14 AM

Ukrainian forces hit Russian Nebo-U radar and Tor-M1 system in Crimea and Russia

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a Nebo-U radar station in occupied Feodosia, Crimea, as well as two other radar stations in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast and a Tor-M1 surface-to-air missile system in occupied Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed on April 14.

14 April, 07:00 PM

Satellite imagery shows damage to Feodosia oil terminal

A large fire burned at the Feodosia Sea Oil Terminal, the primary Russian oil depot in occupied Crimea, after a Ukrainian strike left at least two storage tanks ablaze, RFE/RL reported on April 8.

8 April, 10:09 PM

Ukraine confirms strike on oil depot in occupied Feodosia – General Staff

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck oil depots in Feodosia and Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea overnight, the General Staff said on Apr. 8.

8 April, 07:49 PM

Ukraine’s SBU accuses tanker captain of exporting grain and oil from occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s Security Service has notified the captain of a Russian “shadow fleet” vessel of suspicion for transporting grain and oil products from occupied Crimea, the agency said on Apr. 7.

7 April, 02:58 PM

Zelenskyy slaps new sanctions on Russia’s military-industrial complex

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has imposed new sanctions on individuals and companies supporting Russia’s military-industrial complex, helping evade restrictions, operating illegally in temporarily occupied territories, and involved in building the Kerch Bridge, the presidential office’s press service reported on April 4.

4 April, 05:50 PM

Ukraine destroys 4 Orion UAVs, An-72P plane and radar in Crimea

Ukrainian forces destroyed four Orion heavy attack-reconnaissance drones, an An-72P transport aircraft, and a P-37 Mech radar at the Kirovske airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea overnight into April 2, Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Lt. Col. Robert “Magyar” Brovdi reported.

2 April, 09:38 PM

HUR names Russian archaeologists engaged in illegal digging in occupied Ukraine

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) released new data on Russian archaeologists involved in illegal excavations and the removal of cultural valuables from occupied territories in an April 1 update.

1 April, 03:27 PM

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces destroy three Russian MLRS in Crimea

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck a Tornado MLRS deployment site in occupied Crimea overnight into March 29. The attack destroyed three BM-30 Smerch/Tornado-S launchers and a transloading vehicle, USF Commander Lt. Gen. Robert “Magyar” Brovdi reported on Telegram.

29 March, 05:07 PM

Explosions near two airfields in occupied Crimea

A series of explosions shook Russian-occupied Crimea overnight from March 27 to 28, Telegram channel Crimean Wind reported, citing eyewitness accounts.

28 March, 02:17 AM

Ukraine’s SOF hit Russian drone operator base in occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces carried out a series of strikes on Russian military sites, including a base for naval drone operators in occupied Crimea, affecting the enemy’s combat capabilities, the unit said on March 27.

27 March, 05:12 PM

Ukraine strikes modern Russian radar base in occupied Crimea

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck Russian Valdai radar complex, command posts, and warehouses in the temporarily occupied territories, AFU General Staff reported on March 27.

27 March, 02:57 PM

HUR releases video of destroyed Russian Bastion launcher and Zircon missiles in Crimea

Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) published a video showing the destruction of a Russian Bastion-M coastal missile launcher and two high-value Zircon hypersonic missiles in Crimea overnight into March 24.

25 March, 12:27 PM

Ukraine hits Russian air defense repair site in Crimea

Ukraine’s defense forces struck a Russian innovation center of the Granit enterprise in occupied Crimea, targeting a facility involved in repairing and servicing Russian air defense systems, the General Staff said on March 19.

19 March, 04:52 PM

Warsaw court approves extradition of Russian archaeologist over Crimea digs

A Warsaw district court has approved Ukraine’s request to extradite Russian archaeologist and researcher at Russia’s Hermitage Museum Alexander Butyagin, who is wanted for conducting illegal excavations in occupied Crimea, the initiative Advocate for Alexander Butyagin said on March 18.

18 March, 06:10 PM

Ukraine’s HUR strikes Russian Valdai radar system in occupied Crimea

A unit of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, known as Prymary, struck a Russian Valdai radar system, electronic warfare systems and two landing boats in occupied Crimea, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) said on Telegram on March 18.

18 March, 02:54 PM

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces hit military targets in occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces struck the Khersones military airfield, a generator and switching station for electronic warfare systems in occupied Sevastopol, as well as several targets in occupied parts of Zaporizhzhya Oblast, the SOF reported on March 16.

16 March, 06:28 PM

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