occupied Crimea

Ukraine says Chongar Bridge fully disabled after second strike

Ukrainian forces said they had successfully struck the Chongar Bridge for a second time, leaving one of Russia’s key supply routes to occupied Crimea unusable.

10 June, 02:25 PM

Ukraine cuts into Russia’s Crimea lifeline as strike campaign expands

Ukraine is widening its medium-range strike campaign against Russia’s main logistics routes, and its effects are likely to grow in the near term unless Russian forces develop countermeasures, the Institute for the Study of War said.

10 June, 10:51 AM

Ukrainian drones obliterate Russian logistics to Crimea

Chonhar bridge was damaged once again following an overnight attack by allegedly Ukrainian drones, Vladimir Saldo, the Russian proxy and head of the occupation administration in left-bank Kherson Oblast, announced on social media on June 9.

9 June, 10:30 AM

Ukraine confirms hits on two Russian oil depots in occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck two oil depots in occupied Crimea late on June 7, causing a fire, the General Staff of the Armed Forces reported.

8 June, 01:17 PM

Sevastopol’s fuel QR codes run out within an hour as Crimea shortages deepen

Kremlin proxy Mikhail Razvozhayev in temporarily occupied Sevastopol announced a new fuel rationing system allowing drivers to receive a personal QR code once a week to buy up to 20 liters of gasoline, he said on Telegram.

7 June, 09:00 PM

Turkiye reports attack on fishing boat near Crimea, leaving 1 dead, 5 injured

A Turkish-flagged fishing vessel was attacked west of Russian-occupied Crimea, near the coast of Sevastopol in the Black Sea, leaving one person dead, Turkiye’s Coast Guard Command reported on June 5.

6 June, 04:23 PM

Occupied Crimea opens hotline for Russian ‘tourists’ unable to leave amid gasoline crisis

A special hotline for Russian “tourists” who cannot leave the peninsula because of a gasoline shortage has been launched in Russian-occupied Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, the Moscow-installed head of Crimea’s occupation administration, said on June 5, according to The Moscow Times.

6 June, 11:27 AM

General Staff reports strikes on Russian command posts, oil facilities, troop clusters

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a number of Russian military targets overnight into June 5 and on June 4, including command posts, drone control points and troop clusters, according to the General Staff.

5 June, 06:50 PM

Ukraine targets Russia’s land corridor as Crimea’s fuel shortages deepen — interview

Serhii Bratchuk, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Volunteer Army, spoke to Radio NV about Ukraine’s fire control over Russia’s southern land corridor and the mood in occupied Crimea.

1 June, 12:50 PM

Occupied Crimea limits gasoline sales to 20 liters per person amid fuel shortage

Russian occupation authorities in Crimea will limit sales of A-95 gasoline to 20 liters per person per day starting on May 30 due to a fuel shortage, occupation head Sergey Aksyonov said on Telegram.

30 May, 02:13 PM

Ukraine turns FP-1 drones into ambush weapons against Russian jets in Crimea

Ukrainian drones are laying ambushes near Russian airfields in occupied Crimea to destroy Russian aircraft, Fire Point co-founder Denys Shtilerman told the Financial Times.

28 May, 12:44 PM

Crimean Tatar ensemble leaders detained in St. Petersburg

Crimean Tatar symbols prompted the detention of three leaders of the Nefes children’s dance ensemble from occupied Crimea during a trip to Saint Petersburg, Russian media outlets reported on May 18. According to Fontanka, Rotonda, and Kanal 78, the ensemble from Simferopol arrived in St. Petersburg to perform at the Russia — My History park on May 18.

18 May, 06:20 PM

Ukrainian forces strike Iskander tactical group in occupied Crimea, General Staff says

Ukrainian Defense Forces conducted a series of successful strikes on Russian military targets overnight into May 2, hitting a tactical group of Iskander short-range ballistic missile systems in temporarily occupied Crimea, the General Staff reported.

2 May, 05:50 PM

Explosions shake occupied Crimea amid suspected drone attack - video

Locals report hearing loud explosions in occupied Crimea, Crimean Wind Telegram channel wrote on April 28.

28 April, 09:19 AM

Ukrainian drones disable Russia's last railway ferry in Crimea

Ukrainian Military Intelligence (HUR) forces struck the Russian railway ferry Slavyanin in the Kerch Strait with drones on the night of April 6, HUR reported on April 8.

8 April, 02:21 PM

Russia confirms general killed in An-26 crash in occupied Crimea

Murmansk Oblast Governor Andrei Chibis confirmed that Lt. Gen. Alexander Otroshchenko was among those killed when an An-26 military transport plane crashed in occupied Crimea on March 31, Russian propaganda agency Interfax reported on April 6.

6 April, 02:55 PM

Russian Su-30 crashes in occupied Crimea during training flight, crew ejects

A Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashed in occupied Crimea, Russian media reported on Friday, April 3, citing Russia’s Defense Ministry.

3 April, 04:43 PM

Russian military plane crash in occupied Crimea kills 29

A Russian An-26 military transport aircraft crashed into a cliff in occupied Crimea late on March 31, killing all 29 people on board, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported the following morning.

1 April, 08:32 AM

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 strikes Russian Pantsir-S1, landing craft in Crimea night raid

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system and a BK-16 landing craft near Novozerne in occupied Crimea during overnight attacks on March 7–8, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported.

8 March, 03:45 PM

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