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Ukrainian missile strike on Russian military base in Crimea leaves commander dead
Early in the morning, around 6 AM, several missiles, believed to be Storm Shadow, targeted the Russian military unit 85683 located on Mount Ai-Petri in Crimea. The attack was reported by the Telegram channel ASTRA, citing sources in the emergency services of the annexed peninsula.
There is a "secret" air defense base of the 3rd Radio-Technical Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces situated on the mountain. As a result of the missile strike, damage was inflicted on the military unit's territory, …
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Ukraine sinks Russian patrol boat using domestic drone in Crimea
On the night of May 6, residents of the annexed Crimean Peninsula reported hearing explosions, resulting in the destruction of a high-speed Russian vessel estimated to be worth over a million dollars.
Speaking on a national news broadcast, Andriy Yusov, a spokesperson for the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (GUR MOU), said that a Russian Mongoose series boat was sunk in the Black Sea. Valued at more than 125 million rubles (approximately $1.3 million), …
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Russia threatens the West with a ‘devastating retaliatory strike’ if Crimea is attacked
During a briefing on May 3, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that in the event of an attack on Crimea, particularly on the Crimean Bridge, Moscow is prepared to deliver a retaliatory strike “of devastating impact.” Footage of Zakharova's remarks was published by the news outlet Izvestia.
The Russian Foreign Ministry representative commented on the impending deliveries of F-16 multirole fighters to Ukraine, which could potentially be deployed in operations targeting …
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Ukrainian missile strike targets Sevastopol, hits rescue vessel and possibly a landing ship
Ukraine has launched a missile strike on a Russian military port in the occupied city of Sevastopol. On the morning of Sunday, April 21, residents of Sevastopol were jolted awake by the sounds of air-raid sirens and explosions, as the port was targeted.
Around 9 am local time, social media in Sevastopol was flooded with messages from alarmed residents reporting loud explosions. Coinciding with these reports was the news of the emergency closure of the Kerch Bridge.
Mikhail Razvozhayev, the …
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Kyiv: Ukrainian forces strike Crimea airfield, causing substantial damage to Russian military equipment
The Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully carried out an attack on the airfield in Dzhankoi, located in the occupied Crimea, which resulted in the significant destruction of valuable enemy equipment, said, the spokesperson of the Ukrainian Military Directorate, Andriy Yusov, on the live broadcast of "We-Ukraine".
"Everything is unfolding and evolving exactly as Putin wanted when he started this war. Last night, there were flames and explosions. The Ukrainian Security and Defense Forces are …
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Russian Mi-24 helicopter crashes over Black Sea
A Russian Mi-24 helicopter has crashed over the Black Sea, according to a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry.
"On April 10, 2024, at approximately 06:00 Moscow time, a Mi-24 helicopter crashed during a routine flight over the Black Sea near the western coast of the Republic of Crimea. The preliminary cause of the crash is attributed to a failure of the equipment. Search and rescue teams are working at the scene," the ministry's statement reads.
Meanwhile, shortly before Russia's …
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Ukrainian Forces hit Russian landing ship Konstantin Olshansky in Crimea
Ukrainian forces have struck the large landing ship Konstantin Olshansky, a vessel which was seized by Russians during the annexation of Crimea in 2014, with a Neptune anti-ship cruise missile, said the Ukrainian Navy spokesperson, Dmytro Pletenchuk, during a broadcast on FREEДOM.
Pletenchuk noted that for nine years the ship had been docked in a bay, gradually being stripped for parts by the Russians. He mentioned that the enemy realized their stocks of large landing ships of project 775 were …
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Two Russian landing ships hit in Ukrainian missile strike on Crimea
Ukrainian forces struck Russian landing ships Yamal and Azov in Sevastopol, according to a statement from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Sunday, March 24.
Additionally, the communication center of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was reported to have been hit. Russian military outlets and authorities have not yet confirmed the incident. No footage of the strikes has been released by media outlets or on Telegram channels.
Yamal is a large landing ship of Project 775, built in …
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Budanov: Ukraine is preparing a new special operation in Crimea
The head of Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR), Kyrylo Budanov, has stated that the combat missions by GUR representatives in the Black Sea and the occupied Crimea constitutes special measures to prepare for a significant operation on the peninsula. It also sends a clear signal to the population that, after ten years living under the occupation, they are not forgotten, said Budanov in a documentary titled “War for the Sea: From Dnipro to Crimea”.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense …
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Russian Lieutenant General and 10 servicemen reportedly killed in Ukrainian strike on Belbek airfield
Lieutenant General Alexander Tatarenko, the commander of a Russian aviation squadron, was allegedly killed during a Ukrainian missile attack on the Belbek airfield in the annexed Crimea, reports the Telegram channel Crimean Wind.
Russian social media sources say that 10 Russian servicemen were also killed in the strike, along with Lieutenant General Alexander Tatarenko.
Russian Defense Ministry has not commented on the potential death of Lieutenant General Alexander Tatarenko.
63-year-old …