occupied Crimea

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

Ukraine eliminates seven Russina ships, aircraft in occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s Ghosts special forces unit carried out a series of successful operations in February, targeting Russian military ships, boats, and aircraft in temporarily occupied Crimea, the Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) reported on March 6, releasing a video of the precision strikes on Telegram.

6 March, 12:30 PM

Fuel oil resurfaces in Crimea as storms expose tanker spill

Fuel oil has washed up on beaches along the southeastern coast of occupied Crimea, and wild waterfowl have been found dead, according to the Krym.Realii project, citing an unnamed local historian.

25 February, 04:12 PM

U.S. court rejects Russia immunity claim in $300M Crimea seizure case

U.S. courts have legal jurisdiction to consider a case filed by Ukrainian energy company DTEK against Russia over the seizure of the group’s electricity assets in Crimea, a federal appeals court has ruled.

23 February, 11:27 AM

General Staff: Russian patrol ships, planes hit in Crimea strikes

Ukraine’s military said it struck two Russian patrol vessels and two aircraft in temporarily occupied Crimea, according to a statement from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Feb. 21.

21 February, 06:05 PM

Ukrainian forces strike Russian Ka-27 helicopter in Crimea

Ukraine’s defenders struck a Russian Ka-27 shipborne multirole helicopter overnight near the settlement of Kamyshly in occupied Crimea, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said on Feb. 17.

17 February, 05:19 PM

Explosions rip through occupied Crimea, attack ongoing

Powerful explosions rocked the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula, prompting the occupying authorities to close the Crimean Bridge for more than seven hours, the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported on Jan. 28.

28 January, 09:47 AM

SBU arrests ex-principal who pushed Russian curriculum, praised troops in occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has detained a former school principal from Yalta, in Russian-occupied Crimea, who allegedly enforced Russian “educational standards” and spread Kremlin propaganda among students and their parents, the agency reported on Jan. 14.

14 January, 07:02 PM

Boats, oil depot, elite unit: Ukrainian drones strike 10 Russian targets in occupied territories — video

Ukraine’s Drone Systems Forces launched coordinated strikes on 10 military and strategic targets of Russia’s invading army across occupied parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhya oblasts and in Russian-held Crimea, commander Robert “Magyar” Brovdi announced on Dec. 31.

31 December 2025, 12:31 PM

Former ‘Yanukovych dacha.’ Journalists find $128 million Putin palace in occupied Crimea — photos

Journalists with Russia’s Anti-Corruption Foundation have found that a palace was built for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on Cape Aya in southern Crimea. Its cost was estimated at $128 million.

30 December 2025, 10:50 PM

Drones hit two Russian Su-27 jets at Belbek Airfield in Crimea

Ukraine’s Security Service carried out a second successful drone attack on the Belbek airfield in Russian-occupied Crimea, striking two Su-27 fighter jets on Dec. 20.

20 December 2025, 02:03 PM

Russian S-300 and S-400 missiles driven through downtown Kerch in occupied Crimea — photo

Russian forces were spotted transporting missiles for S-300/S-400 air defense systems in the occupied city of Kerch, Crimea — driving them straight through the city center.

18 December 2025, 04:40 PM

Ukrainian strikes reportedly take out Russian transport plane in Kacha

Russian occupation forces lost another aircraft in the strike on the occupied Crimea - likely an An-26 transport plane, Ukraine's General Staff reported on Dec. 12.

12 December 2025, 09:15 AM

Ukraine’s SOF wipes out eight Russian targets in occupied Crimea

Ukrainian forces have destroyed eight Russian military targets in the temporarily occupied Crimea over the past two weeks, including two jets, the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) reported on Dec. 5, posting a video compilation of the successful drone strikes.

5 December 2025, 01:13 PM

Ukraine destroys Russian MiG-29 in occupied Crimea, HUR video shows

Ukrainian military intelligence operatives from the Ghosts special unit struck and destroyed a Russian MiG-29 multirole fighter jet overnight on Dec. 4 at the Kacha airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) reported, releasing video footage of the attack.

4 December 2025, 06:55 PM

Fire breaks out at Yodobrom chemical plant in Crimea after overnight drone attack

A fire erupted at the Yodobrom scientific‑industrial chemical plant near the Saky thermal power station in Russian‑occupied Crimea, the Telegram channel Crimean Wind reported on Nov. 28, citing satellite imagery.

28 November 2025, 03:06 PM

Russia loots seized Ukrainian warship Konstantin Olshansky

Russian forces have “completely looted” the Ukrainian large landing ship (LDS) Konstantin Olshansky, which they seized during the 2014 annexation of Crimea, the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported on Nov. 7.

7 November 2025, 11:10 AM

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