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CNN —Ukraine says it hit two Russian naval vessels, along with a communications center and several other facilities belonging to the Black Sea Fleet, in a huge overnight attack on the Crimean port of Sevastopol. Ukraine said the vessels hit were two amphibious landing ships, the Yamal and the Azov. More than 20 Russian naval vessels have now been disabled or destroyed, a third of the entire fleet. Though Ukraine has virtually no navy of its own, technological innovation, audacity and Russian incompetence have given it the upper hand in much of the Black Sea. In October last year, satellite imagery indicated that Russia relocated some of its naval ships away from Sevastopol after a series of Ukrainian attacks.

Persons: Mikhail Razvozhayev, Mykola Oleshchuk, Razvozhayev Organizations: CNN, Black, Telegram Locations: Ukraine, Sevastopol, Russian, Azov, Crimea, Crimea’s, Simferopol, Moscow, Russia, Ukrainian, Odesa, Bosphorus

☆ Russia Destroys 21 Ukraine-Launched Drones Over Crimea and Russian Regions -Reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

(Reuters) - Russian air defence systems destroyed or intercepted 21 Ukraine-launched drones over the Crimean Peninsula and several Russian regions, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday, citing Moscow's defence ministry. Russia's systems downed 11 of the drones over Crimea, RIA state news agency reported. Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 in a move condemned by Kyiv's Western allies as an illegal land grab. Bryansk, Kaluga and Tula regions, Russian agencies reported. Kyiv has intensified its air attacks in recent months, in what it says are strikes targeting Russian military infrastructure to undermine Moscow's war efforts.

Persons: Kyiv's, Mikhail Razvozhayev, Vladislav Shapsha, Lidia Kelly, Tom Hogue, Jamie Freed Organizations: Reuters, Telegram Locations: Ukraine, Crimean, Crimea, Russia, Moscow, Sevastopol, Crimea's, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Tula, Kyiv, Melbourne

☆ Russia says destroys 17 Ukraine-launched drones over Black Sea, Crimea
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev attends a ceremony marking 240th anniversary of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea May 13, 2023. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 7 (Reuters) - Russia's air defence systems destroyed and intercepted a total of 17 Ukraine-launched drones early on Tuesday over the Black Sea and the Crimean Peninsula territory, the Russian defence ministry said. Nine drones were destroyed by air defence systems and eight were intercepted by electronic warfare, the ministry said on the Telegram messaging app. Saky is home to a Russian air base. Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Tom Hogue, Christian Schmollinger and Raju GopalakrishnanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev, Alexey Pavlishak, Mikhail Razvozhayev, Saky, Lidia Kelly, Tom Hogue, Christian Schmollinger, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Crimean, Russian, Andriivka, Sevastopol's suburbs, Novofedorivka, Kyiv, Moscow, Melbourne

Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Vice-Admiral Viktor Sokolov salutes during a send-off ceremony for reservists drafted during partial mobilisation, in Sevastopol, Crimea September 27, 2022. "After the strike on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, 34 officers died, including the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. In a statement after the attack, the Russian defence ministry said one serviceman was missing, revising an earlier statement that the man had been killed. Kyiv has said that destroying the Russian Black Sea fleet would significantly speed up the end of the war. Earlier this month, Russia's defence ministry said that Ukraine attacked a Black Sea naval shipyard with 10 cruise missiles.

Persons: Viktor Sokolov, Alexey Pavlishak, Mikhail Razvozhayev, Olena Harmash, Oleksandr Kozhukhar, Lidia Kelly, Timothy Heritage, Alex Richardson, Jamie Freed Organizations: Sea Fleet, REUTERS, Rights, Fleet, Russian Defence Ministry, Reuters, Black, Forces, Thomson Locations: Russian, Sevastopol, Crimea, Moscow, Russia, Ukraine, Crimean

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Saturday morning launched another missile attack on Sevastopol on the occupied Crimean Peninsula, a Russian-installed official said, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet that left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering. Ukraine's intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, told Voice of America on Saturday that at least nine people were killed and 16 others wounded as a result of Kyiv's attack on the Black Sea Fleet on Friday. The Russian Defense Ministry initially said that the strike killed one service member at the Black Sea Fleet headquarters, but later issued a statement that he was missing. It said the air force conducted 12 strikes on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters, targeting areas where personnel, military equipment and weapons were concentrated. Sevastopol, the main base of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet since the 19th century, has had a particular importance for navy operations since the start of the war.

Persons: Mikhail Razvozhayev, Vladimir Putin, Kyrylo Budanov, Alexander Romanchuk, couldn't, Joe Biden, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Yuri Malashko, Malashko, Oleksandr Prokudin, Prokudin, Matthew Lee Organizations: —, Saturday, Fleet, Ukraine Telegram, Ukrainian, America, Black, Russian Defense Ministry, Institute for, Military, White, Army Tactical Missile, Russia, Gov Locations: KYIV, Ukraine, — Ukraine, Sevastopol, Crimean, Russian, Vilne, Crimea, Russia, U.S, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Washington, russia, ukraine

☆ Ukraine Targets Crimea for Second Day in a Row, Russia Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Constant Méheut | More About Constant Méheut | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Russian-installed authorities in occupied Crimea said Ukrainian forces targeted the peninsula with another air attack on Saturday, the second in two days as Kyiv increasingly takes aim at the region in an effort to disrupt Moscow’s military operations. The local authorities issued several warnings about possible air assaults on Saturday morning, urging residents to stay calm and seek shelter. Saturday’s attack, which was not immediately confirmed by Ukraine’s military, came a day after Ukrainian forces launched a missile strike that damaged the Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters. Russia’s Defense Ministry said that a serviceman was missing after that attack. In recent weeks, Ukraine has sharply accelerated the pace of strikes on the peninsula, hitting air-defense systems, a submarine and a command post.

Persons: Mikhail Razvozhayev Organizations: Russia’s Defense Ministry, Kremlin Locations: Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea’s, Ukraine

☆ Ukraine targets a key Crimean city a day after striking Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine on Saturday morning launched another missile attack on Sevastopol on the occupied Crimean Peninsula, a Russian-installed official said, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering. The Russian Defense Ministry initially said that Friday's strike killed one service member at the Black Sea Fleet headquarters, but later issued a statement that he was missing. It said the air force conducted 12 strikes on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters, targeting areas where personnel, military equipment and weapons were concentrated. Crimea has served as the key hub supporting Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Sevastopol, the main base of Russia's Black Sea Fleet since the 19th century, has had particular importance for navy operations since the start of the war.

Persons: Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev, Razvozhaev, Mikhail Razvozhayev, Vladimir Putin, Read, Biden, Kyrylo Budanov, Alexander Romanchuk, couldn't, Yuri Malashko, Malashko, Oleksandr Prokudin, Prokudin Organizations: Saturday, Fleet, Ukraine Telegram, Ukrainian, America, Black, Russian Defense Ministry, Institute for, Military, Russia, Gov Locations: Sevastopol, Sevastopol Shipyard, Crimea, Ukraine, Crimean, Russian, Vilne, Russia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson

☆ One killed as Ukraine strikes Black Sea navy HQ with missiles
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 22 (Reuters) - At least one Ukrainian missile struck the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea navy in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Friday, causing a fire, local governor Mikhail Razvozhayev wrote on the Telegram messaging app. Separately, Russia's defence ministry said one serviceman was killed in the attack, while air defences had downed a total of five missiles. Razvozhayev said that although no further strikes were expected, locals were being urged to avoid the city centre where the navy building is located. Crimea, which Russia seized and annexed from Ukraine in 2014, has been a frequent target of Ukrainian attacks in the course of the 19-month-old war. Russian-installed authorities said air defence downed another missile on Friday near the town of Bakhchysarai.

Persons: Mikhail Razvozhayev, Razvozhayev, Sergei Aksyonov, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: Firefighters, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Crimean, Sevastopol, Crimea, Russia, Ukraine, Bakhchysarai

☆ Ukraine attacks Russian Black Sea navy HQ in Crimea
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] A satellite image shows smoke billowing from a Russian Black Sea Navy HQ after a missile strike, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Sevastopol, Crimea, September 22, 2023. Ukraine's military confirmed it had attacked the Russian Black Sea fleet's headquarters, but gave few details. "On September 22 close to 12:00 (0900 GMT) Ukraine's defence forces successfully struck the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea fleet command in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol," it said on the Telegram messaging app. Ukraine has intensified attacks in the Black Sea and Crimea, which was seized and annexed by Russia in 2014, as Ukrainian forces press on with a nearly four-month-old counteroffensive to regain Russian-occupied territory. Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine's Security Council said there were two options for the future of the Russia's Black Sea fleet - voluntary or forced "self-neutralisation".

Persons: Mikhail Razvozhayev, Razvozhayev, Oleksiy Danilov, Mykhailo Podolyak, Oleg Kryuchkov, Sergei Aksyonov, Philippa Fletcher, Ron Popeski, Grant McCool Organizations: Sea Navy, PBC, Handout, REUTERS Acquire, Russian, Security, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukrainian, Crimean, Russia, Moscow, Bakhchysarai

☆ Ukrainian Attack Hits Headquarters of Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Ian Austen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Video Ukraine launched a missile attack on the Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea. Russia’s defense ministry said that air defenses had shot down five missiles but that the Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters in the city of Sevastopol had sustained damage. Ukraine’s military said in a brief statement that its forces had struck the Black Sea Fleet headquarters. He noted that, in addition to the Black Sea Fleet, the peninsula also houses attack planes and helicopters, as well as infantry bases. On Wednesday, Ukraine’s military said its missiles took out a command post for the Black Sea Fleet in the village of Verkhnesadovoye, a few miles north of Sevastopol’s city center.

Persons: “, ” Samuel Bendett, Mikhail Razvozhayev, Razvozhayev, Oleg Kryuchkov, Arijeta Lajka Organizations: Ukraine, Agence France, Tass, Ukrainian, Center for Naval, Black, Fleet, The New York Times Locations: Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Russian, Moscow, Bakhchysarai, Verkhnesadovoye, Sevastopol’s

☆ Ukraine media say Sevastopol explosions due to special operation
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

KYIV, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Ukrainian media outlets quoted intelligence sources as saying explosions reported in the Crimean city of Sevastopol on Sunday were due to a joint operation by its forces but a Moscow-installed official said Russia's enemies were trying to claim false victory. Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol, home to Russian's Black Sea Fleet, said on Telegram that everything was calm in his city, the largest in Crimea. He also said no damage was done when Russian air defences brought down three Ukrainian drones in the area on Sunday. Reuters could not independently verify accounts of events on the peninsula, including explosions reported in Sevastopol by Telegram accounts which Ukrainian media quoted intelligence sources as saying were due to a joint operation by Ukraine's GUR military intelligence and the country's Navy. "The planned work of the GUR and Navy continues," the Ukrainska Pravda news site quoted an unnamed intelligence source as saying.

Persons: Mikhail Razvozhayev, Razvozhayev, Ukraine's, GUR, Nick Starkov, Elaine Monaghan, Sandra Maler Organizations: Black, Reuters, country's Navy, Navy, Pravda, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Crimean, Sevastopol, Moscow, Crimea, South, Cape, Kyiv, Washington

☆ Crimean shipyard on fire after Ukraine missile attack - Russia-installed governor
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev attends a ceremony marking 240th anniversary of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea May 13, 2023. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak/file photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 13 (Reuters) - The Sevastopol Shipyard on the Crimean Peninsula was on fire on Wednesday after Ukraine launched a missile attack on the port, injuring at least 24 people, the Russia-installed governor of the city said. Razvozhayev said earlier, without providing details, that the fire was sparked in result of a Ukrainian missile attack on Sevastopol. The strategic Sevastopol Shipyard on the Crimean Peninsula that Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, builds and repairs ships and submarines of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which has launched drone and missile attacks on Ukraine. Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Tom Hogue and Michael Perry/Guy FaulconbridgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev, Alexey Pavlishak, Mikhail Razvozhayev, Razvozhayev, Lidia Kelly, Tom Hogue, Michael Perry, Guy Faulconbridge Organizations: REUTERS, Sevastopol Shipyard, Ukraine, Thomson Locations: Sevastopol, Crimea, Crimean, Russia, Moscow, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Russian, Kyiv, Melbourne

☆ Ukraine's dramatic strikes on Crimea appear to have hit a submarine and a landing craft, setting them ablaze
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine seems to have hit a submarine and a landing craft in their attack on Crimea, per OSINT. Footage and photos from the blast suggest they struck two major targets — a Russian submarine and a landing vehicle. Analysis of the images circulating on social media suggest the blasts hit a dry dock containing the submarine and landing craft. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Sevastopol shipyard is crucial to the construction and maintenance of Russian Black Sea Fleet warships. Despite Russia's naval power dwarfing Ukraine's, the Russian navy has struggled to counter Ukraine's exploding sea drones.

Persons: —, OSINTtechnical, Mykola Oleshchuk, Mikhail Razvozhayev Organizations: Service, Sevastopol Shipyard, Russian Kilo, Kyiv Post, Ukrainian Air Force, Sea, Russian Locations: Ukraine, Crimea, Wall, Silicon, Russian, Crimean, Sevastopol, Kyiv, Crimea's

☆ A major base for Russia's Black Sea fleet in Crimea is going up in flames after a late-night Ukrainian missile attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A critical base in Russian-controlled Crimea went up in flames after a Ukrainian missile attack. The Sevastopol Shipyard plays a key role in servicing Russia's Black Sea fleet. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Russian Ministry of Defense claimed in a September 13 Telegram message that the fire at Sevastopol Shipyard was caused by a Ukrainian missile strike. The message accused the Ukrainian armed forces of firing 10 cruise missiles at the shipyard and launching three sea drones at Russian ships in the Black Sea. While Russia's naval power is significantly larger than Ukraine's, the Russian navy has struggled against Ukraine's exploding sea drones.

Persons: Mikhail Razvozhayev, Razvozhayev Organizations: Sevastopol Shipyard, Service, Russian Ministry of Defense, Russia's Ministry of Defense, Local, Russian, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense Locations: Crimea, Ukrainian, Russia, Sevastopol, Crimea's, Russia's, Wall, Silicon, Russian, Kyiv

☆ Russia says Crimean shipyard on fire, two ships damaged in Ukraine missile attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev attends a ceremony marking 240th anniversary of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea May 13, 2023. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak/file photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 13 (Reuters) - The Sevastopol Shipyard on the Crimean Peninsula was on fire early on Wednesday and two ships were damaged after Ukraine launched 10 missiles and three speedboat attacks on the port, Russia's defence ministry said. "As a result of being hit by enemy cruise missiles, two ships under repair were damaged," the ministry said. The strategic shipyard on the peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, builds and repairs ships and submarines of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Ukraine almost never publicly claims responsibility for attacks inside Russia or on Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine, but has been saying in recent months that destroying Russia's military infrastructure helps Kyiv's counteroffensive.

Persons: Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev, Alexey Pavlishak, Mikhail Razvozhayev, Razvozhayev, Lidia Kelly, Tom Hogue, Michael Perry, Guy Faulconbridge, Gerry Doyle Organizations: REUTERS, Sevastopol Shipyard, Fleet, Thomson Locations: Sevastopol, Crimea, Crimean, Ukraine, Moscow, Russia, Russian, Kyiv, Melbourne

☆ Explosions Rock Russian Naval Facilities in Crimea
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Andrés R. Martínez | More About Andrés R. Martínez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea said on Wednesday morning that Ukrainian forces had attacked Russian naval facilities there, after explosions were reported overnight that injured dozens of people. The initial explosions, and sounds of air defenses, were first reported at about 2 a.m. Earlier, Mr. Razvozhayev said that missiles fired by Ukraine had struck a “non-civilian facility.” There was no immediate comment from Ukraine. Ukraine has increasingly targeted Russian military operations, including bases, naval facilities and ammunition depots, on the Crimean peninsula, which Russia invaded in 2014 and illegally annexed. And Moscow has ramped up attacks on Ukrainian ports, grain facilities and other civilian infrastructure since it backed out of a deal to allow Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea.

Persons: Mikhail Razvozhayev, Razvozhayev Locations: Russian, Crimea, Sevastopol, Russia, Ukraine, Moscow

☆ Russia says Ukraine fired missile towards Moscow, hit Crimea with drones
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MOSCOW, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday that Ukraine had fired a missile towards Moscow and attacked the Crimean Peninsula with 42 drones, one of the biggest known coordinated Ukrainian air attacks to date on Russian-held territory. Russia's defence ministry said it had shot down a modified S-200 missile over the Kaluga region, which borders the Moscow region. "The missile was detected and destroyed by air defences over the territory of the Kaluga region," the defence ministry said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the attacks, which Russia blamed on Ukraine. The attack were the latest in a surge of similar attacks since two drones were destroyed over the Kremlin in early May.

Persons: Vladislav Shapsha, Mikhail Razvozhayev, Lidia Kelly, Christopher Cushing, Miral Fahmy, Guy Faulconbridge Organizations: Kremlin, Thomson Locations: MOSCOW, Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, Crimean, Kaluga, Crimea, Sevastopol, Sevastopol's, Warsaw

☆ Russia says prevents Ukraine "terrorist" attack on Crimea's Sevastopol
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 16 (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said its forces had prevented Ukraine from attacking the Black Sea port of Sevastopol on Sunday, destroying seven aerial and two underwater drones. It said that two aerial drones were shot down over the Black Sea at a great distance from the coastline, while five were intercepted by Russia's electronic warfare forces. Two unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV), known as underwater drones were discovered in the northern part of the Black Sea, and destroyed by fire, the ministry said. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine on the attack on Sevastopol, a port in the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Ukraine almost never publicly claims responsibility for attacks inside Russia or on Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine, but has been saying in recent months that destroying Russia's military infrastructure helps Kyiv's counteroffensive.

Persons: Mikhail Razvozhayev, Lidia Kelly, William Mallard, Jamie Freed, Michael Perry Organizations: Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Sevastopol, Kyiv, Crimean, Moscow, Khersones, Maritime, Russia, Melbourne

☆ Russia claims it destroyed a fleet of Ukrainian air and sea attack drones in a double-punch attack on a key navy base in Crimea
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia destroyed a fleet of Ukrainian attack drones near Sevastopol, its defense ministry said. Russian authorities said the attack consisted of seven aerial and two underwater drones on Sunday. Russian authorities called the strike a "terrorist attack" consisting of seven aerial and two underwater drones. Two more underwater drones were detected and destroyed in the northern part of the Black Sea, according to Russian authorities. In April, Razvozhayev said via a Telegram message that Russia's naval base in Sevastopol was attacked by exploding sea drones.

Persons: Mikhail Razvozhayev, Razvozhayev Organizations: Service Locations: Russia, Sevastopol, Wall, Silicon, Kyiv, Crimean, Ukraine, Russian, Cape Khersones, Sevastopol Bay

☆ Ukraine launches more than 10 drones on Crimea - Russia-installed official
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 7 (Reuters) - Ukraine launched more than 10 drones overnight on the Crimean Peninsula, including three on the port of Sevastopol, a Russian-installed official said early on Sunday, adding that air defence systems repelled all the attacks on Sevastopol. "No objects (in Sevastopol) were damaged," Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol, said on the Telegram messaging app. There were no immediate details of any damage from the strikes elsewhere on the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. According to Ukrainian monitoring of Telegram channels, explosions took place in Sevastopol and Saki - where Russia has an air base - as well as a few other places. Ukraine, without confirming any role in those attacks, says destroying infrastructure is preparation for its planned ground assault.

☆ Ukraine launched more than 10 attack drones on Crimea in an overnight barrage, a Russian-installed official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Russian-installed official claimed that Ukraine launched more than 10 attack drones against Crimea. The Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol said air defense systems had repelled the attacks. Occupation authorities claimed its air defense forces shot down Ukrainian Hrim-2 ballistic missiles. The 12-mile bridge, the longest in Europe, was built after Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. The alleged attacks on Crimea occurred as air raid alerts sounded across two-thirds of Ukraine overnight into Sunday as air defense systems shot down several drones, Ukrainian officials said.

☆ Ukrainian drones strike Crimea oil depot, Russian official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A still image from a video shows smoke rising following an alleged drone attack on oil depot in Sevastopol, Crimea, April 29, 2023. A massive fire erupted at an oil depot in Crimea after it was hit by two of Ukraine's drones, a Russia-appointed official there reported Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks on the annexed peninsula as Russia braces for an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive. Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol, a port city in Crimea, posted videos and photos of the blaze on his Telegram channel. Razvozhayev said the oil depot was attacked by "two enemy drones," and four oil tanks burned down. Razvozhayev said the oil depot fire did not cause any casualties and would not hinder fuel supplies in Sevastopol.

☆ Ukraine attacked Russia's main naval base in Crimea with exploding sea drones, the city's Russian governor said
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia says Ukrainian sea drones attacked its main naval base in Crimea on Monday morning. The Moscow-appointed governor of Sevastopol in Crimea said the attack happened at 3:30 a.m.No one was injured in the attack, and Ukrainian officials have not commented on it. Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-appointed governor of Sevastopol in Crimea, said on Telegram Monday morning that the attack on the naval base in Sevastopol started at 3:30 a.m. Russian officials have accused Ukraine of carrying out multiple attacks on Sevastopol since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. In July, Russia claimed a drone attack on its Black Sea fleet headquarters in Sevastopol injured six people.

☆ Ukrainian official offers a plan Kyiv would take after it reclaims control of Crimea from Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Kyiv has ruled out any peace talks with Moscow until Russian troops leave all occupied territories, including Crimea. As part of the plan, he also called for dismantling a 19-kilometer (12-mile) bridge that Russia built to Crimea. Moscow blamed Ukrainian military intelligence for the attack. Russia's latest rocket and artillery attacks killed 4 civilians and wounded 15 others since Saturday, according to the Ukrainian military. Ukrainian Sports Minister Vadym Huttsait said the death toll included 262 Ukrainian athletes, reaffirming Kyiv's call to bar Russia from the Olympics.

☆ Putin visits Crimea on anniversary of its annexation from Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

March 18 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Crimea on Saturday on an unannounced visit to mark the ninth anniversary of Russia's annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine. Putin was greeted by the Russian-installed governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, and taken to see a new children's centre and art school on what the official said was a surprise visit. Russia seized Crimea in 2014, eight years before launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine says it will fight to expel Russia from Crimea and all other territory that Russia has occupied in the year-long war. Reporting by Reuters Writing by Mark Trevelyan Editing by Ros RussellOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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