Ukraine’s navy chief says Russian warships are leaving Crimean hub in Black Sea
The Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet has been forced to relocate almost all of its combat-ready warships from occupied Crimea to other locations. Although Russia has the advantage on land, Ukraine has dealt a heavy blow to Russian forces in the Black Sea. Ukrainian Navy commander, Vice Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa, said the upcoming delivery of […]
Russia Blames U.S. for Deadly Ukraine Missile Strike on Crimean Beach
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian authorities said six people were killed and more than 100 wounded in a Ukrainian drone and missile attack on Sunday, while a second day of Russian air strikes on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv killed at least one person. The dead included five people, two of them children, who […]
11 Killed in Russian Shelling of Donetsk While Ukraine Claims Successful Strike on Crimean Airbase
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Eleven people were killed in Russian shelling in Ukraine's partially occupied Donetsk region on Saturday, regional governor Vadim Filashkin said. Five children were among the dead in the attack on the Pokrovsk district, and eight others were injured, he said. The Ukrainian military on Saturday claimed a successful attack on the […]
Ukraine Drone Strikes Crimean Depot, Cluster Bombs Belgorod: Claims
A Ukrainian drone strike on Crimea on Saturday blew up an ammunition depot, displaced people on a peninsula annexed to Moscow and halted rail traffic. It was just five days after a drone damaged Russia’s iconic bridge over the Kerch Strait. Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, has been targeted by Kiev throughout Moscow’s 17-month […]
Traffic stopped on Crimean Bridge, reports of blasts
The Russian-built Crimean Bridge was closed to traffic due to a “state of emergency,” Russian officials said on Monday, while Ukrainian media reported an explosion on the bridge. Russian-installed governor Sergei Aksyonov said the emergency occurred on the 145th pillar of the bridge connecting the Crimean peninsula with Russia’s Krasnodar region. He didn’t provide further […]
REPORT: Russia Steps Up Dolphin Patrols To Guard Crimean Naval Base
The Russian navy has stepped up dolphin patrols around Black Sea bases, according to British military intelligence. Russia has significantly strengthened its defenses around Sevastopol port, installing fences and nets at the entrance to the port and almost doubling the number of cages for marine mammals believed to contain bottlenose dolphins, British military intelligence said. […]