Russia’s air defences have shot down 10 US-made ATACMS missiles over the annexed Black Sea peninsula of Crimea overnight, the Defence Ministry in Moscow said on Wednesday morning. It was not possible to independently verify the claim. The Defence Ministry also reported that 17 Ukrainian drones and other projectiles were shot down over the Russian […]
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Russia says it downed 10 US-supplied missiles over Crimea as Blinken visits Kyiv
Russia’s Defence Ministry said it has shot down 10 US-supplied Ukrainian missiles targeting Crimea just as US secretary of state Antony Blinken was visiting Kyiv. The ministry said 10 US-supplied Ukrainian ATACMS missiles were destroyed over the Black Sea over Crimea. Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said air defences shot down several Ukrainian missiles over the […]
Russia says it downed 10 U.S.-supplied missiles over Crimea as Blinken visits Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses shot down 10 U.S.-supplied Ukrainian missiles targeting Crimea early Wednesday just as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Kyiv. The ministry said 10 U.S.-supplied Ukrainian ATACMS missiles were destroyed over the Black Sea over Crimea. Sevastopol Gov. Mikhail Razvozhayev said air defenses shot […]
Russia says it downed 10 US-supplied missiles over Crimea as Blinken visits Kyiv
Russia’s Defence Ministry said it has shot down 10 US-supplied Ukrainian missiles targeting Crimea just as US secretary of state Antony Blinken was visiting Kyiv. The ministry said 10 US-supplied Ukrainian ATACMS missiles were destroyed over the Black Sea over Crimea. Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said air defences shot down several Ukrainian missiles over the […]
Putin’s Crimea bridge has been out of military use for at least 3 months, satellite images suggest
Satellite images show Russia has stopped using the Kerch Bridge for military freight, analysts say. The bridge has been a key military artery into occupied Crimea and southwest Ukraine. But following Ukrainian attacks, Russia appears to be relying on other routes to supply its army. Russia has all but stopped transporting military equipment via a […]
Putin’s Crimea bridge has been out of military use for at least 3 months, satellite images suggest
Satellite images show Russia has stopped using the Kerch Bridge for military freight, analysts say. The bridge has been a key military artery into occupied Crimea and southwest Ukraine. But following Ukrainian attacks, Russia appears to be relying on other routes to supply its army. Russia has all but stopped transporting military equipment via a […]
A look at life on Crimea
The pavements on Sevastopol’s waterfront promenade are torn up in places, as if after a drone strike. But passers-by emphasize that the damage was only caused by a severe winter storm – and not by Ukrainian attacks. “Don’t take pictures of the bay,” an elderly woman grumbles. Air defence systems can be seen on old […]
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has 1 ‘loser’ missile ship left in Crimea that has not launched a single missile, Ukrainian captain says
A Ukrainian navy captain claimed Russia has only one missile ship left in the Black Sea. He said that most of the Black Sea Fleet had relocated after a series of Ukrainian strikes. A senior UK Royal Navy officer said that 25% of Russia’s Black Sea warships had been sunk or damaged. A Ukrainian commander […]
Russian jet explodes in fireball as it plunges into sea in Crimea
The Su-35 plummets towards the sea A Russian fighter jet crashed into the sea off the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Thursday, the regional governor has said. Footage published on the social media platform Telegram shows the Su-35 consumed by flames as it spirals through the air towards the Black Sea. The jet plummets for […]
Russia’s Sergey Kotov patrol vessel destroyed near Crimea
Editor’s note: This is a developing story. A patrol ship from Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, Sergey Kotov, was hit and destroyed in an overnight attack orchestrated by Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR), the agency said on March 5. Reports of the attack on the Russian vessel came after nighttime explosions on the occupied peninsula, amid […]
Explosions heard in areas of Sevastopol and Hvardiiske, Crimea, where airbase is located – photo, video
On 1 March, explosions were heard in Russia-occupied Crimea during an air-raid warning; they were heard by residents of Sevastopol, Yevpatoriia and Hvardiiske, north of Simferopol. Source: Radio Liberty project Krym.Realii (Crimea.Realities); Suspilne; Krymskyi Veter (Crimean Wind) Telegram channel; Atesh, military partisan movement; Kryminform (Crimea Inform) Details: Local residents reported to Suspilne.Crimea about explosions in […]
‘It all began in Crimea’ 10 years ago
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky commemorated the occupation of the Crimean peninsula by Russia exactly 10 years ago on Monday. “It all began in Crimea – this Russian revanchism, this Russian war,” Zelensky said in his evening video address. That day determined the fate of international security and international relations, the Ukrainian president said. Russian special […]