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Ukraine’s military intelligence confirms attack on Yalta

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence confirmed that its Group 13 unit struck Russian-occupied Yalta with Magura naval drones on Friday, Aug. 7, a day before the city’s anniversary celebrations.

7 August, 06:23 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

Electrical substations and power plants targeted in coordinated Crimea raid - video

Ukrainian strike drones hit an electrical substation in Alushta and triggered secondary explosions near the Balaklava Thermal Power Plant in a sweeping assault across temporarily occupied Crimea, local monitoring groups reported on July 20.

20 July, 09:25 AM

Yalta puppet authorities scale back public services due to fuel shortages

Russian occupation authorities have placed Yalta into "austerity mode," limiting street cleaning and suspending construction and road maintenance to conserve fuel, the “head” of the city’s occupation administration Yanina Pavlenko wrote on June 22.

23 June, 12:50 PM

Lines at gas stations in Yalta as Crimea’s fuel crisis deepens

The developing fuel shortage in occupied Crimea has produced huge lines at gas stations in Yalta, RFE/RL reported on June 9.

9 June, 08:43 PM

More Russian bulk carriers gather in Yalta Bay to steal Ukrainian grain — Crimean Wind

Already third bulk carrier was spotted apparently waiting to enter the Russian-occupied port of Sevastopol to load stolen Ukrainian grain, Krymskii Veter (Crimean Wind) Telegram channel reported on Sept. 23

23 September 2025, 02:22 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

Ukraine will not agree to Yalta-2 or Minsk-3 – Sybiha

Ukraine will not agree to agreements like the 1945 Yalta Conference or the Minsk accords, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said during the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Malta, according to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry’s press service.

5 December 2024, 02:03 PM

Russia sentences Yalta resident to 14 years over A-50 aircraft loss

A court in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai has sentenced a Yalta (occupied Crimea) resident to 14 years in a high-security prison for "high treason" related to the destruction of an A-50 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, RFE/RL reported on Dec. 2.

2 December 2024, 09:52 PM

Biden advisor announces significant aid package for Ukraine by end of September

The U.S. is working on a significant aid package for Ukraine, which will be announced by the end of the month, Jake Sullivan, U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security advisor, said at the 20th annual YES meeting in Kyiv, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

15 September 2024, 03:05 PM

Poland’s Foreign Minister suggests ending social benefits for Ukrainian men in EU

Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski called on Sept. 14 at the 20th Yalta European Strategy (YES) meeting for EU countries to stop providing social benefits to Ukrainian men eligible for mobilization, according to European Pravda.

15 September 2024, 12:35 PM

Kyiv honors Shura ‘Yalta’ Ryazantseva with farewell during air-raid alert — photos

Friends, family, colleagues, and fellow soldiers gathered at St. Michael's Cathedral and Independence Square to bid farewell to Ryazantseva, a well-known stylist and costume designer before the Russian invasion.

14 June 2024, 07:50 PM

Soldier and former stylist from Ukraine dies of heart failure in hospital

Ukrainian soldier and pre-war stylist and costume designer Shura Ryazantseva died of heart failure in a hospital in Zhytomyr on June 11, public broadcaster Suspilne Crimea reported, citing the death certificate issued by doctors at the request of the 78th Air Assault Regiment, where she served.

12 June 2024, 03:34 PM

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