occupied Crimea

Satellite imagery shows fires near Russian positions outside Balaklava

Fires were detected on Aug. 15 at a Russian air defense position and at a site near Balaklava in occupied Crimea used to launch Iskander missiles, monitoring group Crimean Wind reported, citing satellite imagery.

15 August, 02:45 PM

Russian court detains woman over deadly explosion in occupied Sevastopol

A Russian court in occupied Sevastopol has ordered a woman suspected of organizing an explosion that killed a Russian serviceman to be held in custody for two months, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported on Aug. 14.

15 August, 12:40 PM

Ukraine's Defense Forces hit air traffic control tower at Saky air base in occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck Russian military targets in occupied Crimea on Aug. 12, including the air traffic control tower at the Saky airfield, according to the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ General Staff.

13 August, 05:04 PM

Four Russian pyrotechnicians and a guard killed in Sevastopol

Four pyrotechnicians from Russia’s Emergency Ministry and a security guard were killed while allegedly inspecting an area after what he described as a Ukrainian attack, the Russian-installed puppet governor of occupied Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, reported on Telegram on Aug. 13.

13 August, 04:18 PM

Fires hit water, power sites in occupied Crimea after drone attack

Fires were recorded near water and power supply facilities in temporarily occupied Crimea, near Sevastopol and in the Dzhankoi district, during a drone attack overnight into Aug. 13, according to the Telegram channel Crimean Wind.

13 August, 12:54 PM

Unmanned surface vessel reportedly attacks port in Russian-occupied Yalta

Reports emerged from Russian-occupied Yalta in Crimea on Aug. 7 of an attack involving unmanned surface vessels, while occupation authorities urged people to immediately leave beaches and waterfront areas.

7 August, 03:07 PM

Kremlin plans to oust longtime Russian-installed Crimea chief Aksyonov — ATESH

Officials in Moscow have made a final decision to remove Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-installed head of occupied Crimea who has held the post since 2014, and plan to blame him for a looming humanitarian catastrophe and failures to keep the peninsula supplied, the ATESH partisan movement reported on July 31.

31 July, 01:39 PM

Ukraine strikes Crimea gas facility, drone relay station

Ukraine's Defense Forces struck a Chornomornaftogaz facility, a ground relay station used to control strike drones in Crimea, and other Russian military targets overnight into July 26, Ukraine's General Staff reported.

26 July, 02:40 PM

Drone strikes spark fire, blackouts across occupied Crimea

Residents of temporarily occupied Crimea reported hearing drones and powerful explosions overnight into July 26, according to the Telegram channel Crimean Wind.

26 July, 12:04 PM

Russian milbloggers debunk Kremlin claims of safe Crimea supply highway — ISW

Russian milbloggers contradicted Kremlin claims of complete control over the critical M-14 Rostov–Crimea highway, confirming that Ukraine continues to hit targets along the land bridge, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on July 20.

21 July, 10:15 AM

Explosions spark fires at Crimean substations near Alushta

Explosions sparked fires at power substations near Alushta in occupied Crimea overnight into July 20, according to the monitoring channel Crimean Wind.

20 July, 11:50 AM

Occupied Crimea installs landlines amid mobile network woes

Landline telephones are being installed in occupied Crimea to help residents reach emergency services amid disruptions to mobile phone networks, Yevpatoria’s occupation administration reported on July 19.

19 July, 04:24 PM

Ukrainian drones strike 4 Russian ships, 13 substations overnight

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces struck 13 substations in occupied Crimea and four vessels of Russia's shadow fleet in the Black Sea overnight, Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert "Magyar" Brovdi reported on July 19.

19 July, 01:00 PM

Ukraine’s $11,000 Hornet drone destroys Russian Su-24M worth millions

The Hornet drone, which has recently become a priority weapon for Ukrainian forces seeking to disrupt Russian logistics in occupied southern Ukraine and the Donbas, is remarkably inexpensive compared with other drones in its class, Defense Express reported on July 17.

18 July, 12:55 PM

Key Russian airfield in occupied Crimea reportedly hit in overnight drone attack

Russian-occupied Crimea came under a drone attack overnight on July 18, with explosions and a fire reported at the Hvardiiske airfield.

18 July, 08:28 AM

Kerch and parts of occupied Crimea hit by major power outages after drone attack

Major power and water supply outages were reported in Kerch and several districts of temporarily occupied Crimea after a drone attack, Telegram channel Astra reported July 15.

15 July, 12:15 PM

Russia launches 122 drones and two missiles at Ukraine

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with two Kh-59/69 guided air missiles and 122 strike drones of various types overnight on July 15, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.

15 July, 11:18 AM

$5 per liter of fuel, 10 days without power—Crimean realities explained by Zelenskyy's rep

Denys Chystikov, deputy permanent representative of the president of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, spoke on Radio NV on July 13 about the fuel and energy crisis gripping the peninsula and the growing anger among Crimean residents.

14 July, 07:25 PM

Drone commander explains why Ukraine is sparing Kerch Bridge

Ukraine has adopted a strategy toward Russian-occupied Crimea in which, instead of striking the Kerch Bridge, its Defense Forces are gradually isolating the peninsula by destroying the logistics routes Russian invasion forces rely on, Robert “Magyar” Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, said in an interview with Irish journalist Caolan Robertson, an excerpt of which was published on the Unmanned Systems Forces' official Telegram channel on July 13.

14 July, 02:04 PM

Balaklava power plant in Sevastopol comes under attack, part of city loses power – Crimean Wind

The Balaklava Thermal Power Plant, located in occupied Sevastopol in Crimea, was struck by what appeared to be jet-powered drones or missiles, the monitoring group Crimean Wind reported on July 14.

14 July, 10:50 AM

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