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☆ Russian courts saw hundreds of AWOL cases in March alone, a record high since the war began: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In March, Russia dealt with its highest-ever number of AWOL cases since the war began, Mediazona reported. AdvertisementRussian courts assessed 684 absences without leave in March, the highest-ever monthly count since the war in Ukraine began, independent Russian media reported. Citing public records, independent outlet Mediazona reported on April 12 that a daily average of 34 AWOL sentences were carried out in military courts that month. Related storiesRussian courts have dealt with some 2,300 AWOL cases since the start of 2024, and about 7,400 total cases since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022, according to Mediazona. This spring, Russia is set to call up some 150,000 men for routine, statutory military service, which typically lasts about one year.

Persons: Mediazona, —, Christopher Cavoli Organizations: Service, UK Defence Ministry, Russian Ministry of Defense, Business, US Army, NATO Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, Europe

☆ Timur Ivanov: Russian deputy defense minister detained on suspicion of bribery
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Jessie Gretener | Darya Tarasova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov appeared in a Moscow court Wednesday after he was detained for allegedly taking a bribe, Russia’s Investigative Committee said. Ivanov is suspected of accepting a bribe of 1 million rubles (at least $10,800), Russian state media TASS reported, and faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. Video released by Russian state news agency RIA Novosti showed Ivanov standing in a glass box in the Moscow courtroom. The deputy defense minister has been seen as a senior architect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, becoming the subject of European Union and US sanctions. Ivanov, pictured at a Moscow court on April 24, could face up to 15 years for allegations of bribery.

Persons: Timur Ivanov, Ivanov, Alexey Navalny’s, Maria Pevchikh Organizations: CNN, Russian, TASS, RIA Novosti, European Union, Anadolu, Getty, Corruption Foundation, Ministry of Defense, ”, ACF, Russian Ministry of Defense Locations: Moscow, Ukraine, Basmanny

☆ How cellphones can get you killed on the modern battlefield, according to a US Army officer
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A US Army officer said military trainers had warned soldiers of the dangers of cellphone use. Ukraine has used Russian soldiers' cellular data to locate and target their positions. But they are also potentially lethal for the soldiers carrying them, a US Army officer has said. Maj. Gen. Curtis Taylor told Jack Detsch, a reporter at Foreign Policy, that Army trainers had been warning soldiers about the dangers of taking cellphones on operations. Russian sources claim 89 soldiers were killed in the strikes, while Ukraine put the number at around 400.

Persons: —, Curtis Taylor, Jack Detsch, We've, Taylor, Fort Irwin, Dimitar Dilkoff, Enea, Lockheed Martin Organizations: US Army, Policy, Service, Foreign, Army, National Training Center, Fort, Getty, Russian Ministry of Defense, M142, Artillery Rocket Systems, Sky News, Lockheed Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Ukrainian, AFP, Russia, Makiivka, Leer

☆ Russia recruiting female convicts into the military report says, as the role of women in the Ukraine war expands
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewRussia is recruiting female convicts to bolster its war effort in Ukraine, the Kyiv Post reported, citing a Ukrainian intelligence spokesperson. The role of women in the war has expanded rapidly since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The practice of offering convicts freedom in exchange for military service in Ukraine began under Yevgeny Prigozhin, the late founder of the mercenary Wagner Group. Business Insider contacted the Russian Ministry of Defense for comment. Elena Tita/Global Images Ukraine via Getty ImagesUkrainian women have been joining the military in significant numbers since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.

Persons: —, Andriy Yusov, Yusov, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner, Vladimir Osechkin, Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin, Elena Tita Organizations: Service, Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Business, Newsweek, UK Ministry of Defence, Russian Ministry of Defense, Getty Images, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, BBC, CNBC Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Russian, Zaporizhzhia Oblast

☆ Kaspersky: Biden administration preparing to prevent Americans from using Russian-made software over national security concern
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

US government agencies are already banned from using Kaspersky Lab software but action to prevent private companies from using the software would be unprecedented. It’s the latest US government effort to use its vast regulatory powers to prevent Americans from using popular technology that US officials consider a national security risk. A Kaspersky Lab spokesperson did not respond to questions about a potential prohibition or about how big the company’s market share is in the US. Commerce Department officials have to carefully consider how practical any such regulation would be for the department to enforce and for users to comply with. But the expected move from the Biden administration would go a step further by using Commerce Department authorities to prevent private companies from using Kaspersky Lab software.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Kaspersky, Trump, ”, ” Henry Young, Young, Eugene Kaspersky, ” Kaspersky, hasn’t, Harold Martin, ” CNN’s Zachary Cohen, Phil Mattingly, Evan Perez Organizations: CNN, Commerce Department, Kaspersky, Commerce, Trump, Emergency Economic, Street, Companies “, Business Software Alliance, Department, McAfee, Symantec, Lab, —, Russian Ministry of Defense, West, National Security Agency, Politico, NSA, Wall Street Locations: Russian, America, Commerce, Moscow, Russia, Israel, Eugene, Ukraine

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Russia attacked by wave of Ukrainian drones, shelling; Vatican rows back on 'white flag' comments
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Russian authorities said seven regions were targeted by a wave of Ukrainian drones overnight, with attacks carried out against the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Leningrad, Moscow, Oryol and Tula regions. Air defense systems destroyed and intercepted 25 Ukrainian drones (also known as UAVs, unmanned aerial vehicles) overnight over the regions, the Russian Ministry of Defense said, according to a statement published by the Tass news agency. In a separate report, Tass cited the defense ministry as saying it had foiled a separate attempt to target the border region of Belgorod with missiles and shelling. "In the morning, the Kstovo industrial zone, a fuel and energy complex facility, was attacked by unmanned aerial vehicles. Ukraine has repeatedly targeted Russian territory with drones on previous occasions, however, particularly targeting energy and fuel infrastructure, such as oil refineries.

Persons: Gleb Nikitin, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Russian Ministry of Defense, Tass, Russian Federation, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Ministry of Defense, CNBC Locations: Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Leningrad, Moscow, Oryol, Tula, Kiev, Nizhny Novgorod, Ukraine

☆ Andrey Morozov: Pro-Kremlin military blogger dead days after reporting massive Russian losses in Avdiivka
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Vasco Cotovio | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A pro-Kremlin Russian military blogger, Andrey Morozov, has reportedly died just days after he reported that Russia had suffered massive losses during its assault on the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka. Morozov’s death comes after he reported that Russia was suffering massive losses during its assault of Avdiivka. CNN has seen evidence Russia suffered heavy casualties during the offensive on Avdiivka, but cannot verify the estimates published by Morozov. If he doesn’t remove it, we won’t provide supplies,” Morozov wrote. Pro-Russian military bloggers have enjoyed some freedom to criticize the Russian military and the way the Ministry of Defense was prosecuting the war in Ukraine.

Persons: Andrey Morozov, Mozorov, Maxim Pashkov, Morozov, “, ” Pashkov, ” Morozov, ”, Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Igor Girkin Organizations: CNN, Kremlin, Russian, Russian Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Defense Locations: Kremlin Russian, Russia, Avdiivka, Ukraine, Russian, Luhansk People’s Republic, Ukrainian, Luhansk, Moscow

☆ Ukraine Searches for Answers on Russian Plane Crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Andrew E. Kramer | More About Andrew E. Kramer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ukrainian officials searched for answers on Thursday to the circumstances of a deadly plane crash over the border in Russia, asking for patience from citizens while they investigated Moscow’s claims that Ukraine had shot down a Russian military aircraft carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war. The plane went down in the Belgorod region near the border with Ukraine, killing all onboard, the Russian Ministry of Defense and the regional governor said on Wednesday. The ministry said that the plane had been carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war who were to be released in a prisoner exchange. The cause of the crash remains unknown, though Ukrainian officials have not denied shooting down the aircraft. They say they cannot confirm that Ukrainian soldiers on their way to a prisoner exchange were aboard the plane.

Persons: Moscow’s, Volodymyr Zelensky Organizations: Russian Ministry of Defense Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Belgorod

CNN —Ukraine claimed it destroyed a Russian spy plane over the Sea of Azov on Monday, in what would be a significant strike against Moscow’s aerial capabilities. In a statement, the Ukrainian Air Forces called the special operation in the Azov Sea region “successful.”Information about the downing of two Russian military aircraft by Ukrainian forces over the Sea of Azov appeared in social media late on Sunday. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov did not comment on the reports on Monday and referred journalists to the Russian Ministry of Defense. “The long-range radar detection aircraft A-50 was and is a priority target for us,” he added. An ambulance and fire fighters are urgently needed,” the nearby Russian jet allegedly radioed down to ground control.

Persons: Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Dmitry Peskov, Yuriy Ihnat, ”, “ Organizations: CNN, Ukraine’s, “ Warriors, Air Force of, Armed Forces, Air Force, Ukrainian Air Forces, Ukrainian, Russian Ministry of Defense, Ukrainian Air Force, Facebook Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Azov, Moscow, Soviet, Anapa

Ukrainian forces say they have have “gained a foothold” on the left (eastern) bank of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine. In March, EU member states agreed to provide Ukraine with 1 million rounds of artillery ammunition for Ukraine to be delivered within 12 months. Both Ukraine and Russia need to replenish extraordinary amounts of ammunition as a grinding war of attrition continues in Ukraine’s east and south. Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, pictured in court in 2014, has received a presidential pardon after doing a stint fighting in Ukraine. The visit was previously unannounced and comes amid concerns that the Israel-Gaza conflict will divert international attention from the war in Ukraine.

Persons: “, Vladimir Saldo, Pilipey, Saldo, ” Boris Pistorius, Pistorius, Josep Borrell, Dimitar Dilkoff, Anna Politkovskaya, Vladimir Putin, Sergey Khadzhikurbanov, Politkovskaya, Khadzhikurbanov’s, Alexey Mikhalchik, Putin, ” Mikhalchik, Khadzhikurbanov, ”, Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, Pavel Golovkin, David Cameron, Zelensky, ” Cameron, Cameron, ” Cameron –, Alexandra Skochilenko, Skochilenko “ Organizations: CNN —, Defense Forces, CNN, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service, Getty, Novaya Gazeta, Russian Ministry of Defense, Khadzhikurbanov, AP, Armed Forces, Russian Federation Locations: CNN — Ukraine, Dnipro, Kyiv, Germany, Ukraine, Kherson, Russia, Russian, AFP, Krynky, Crimea, Brussels, EU, Ukraine’s, South, North Korea, Moscow, British, Israel, Gaza, St, Petersburg, St . Petersburg, Skochilenko

☆ Russia is trying to buy back weapons it sold other countries because it needs them in Ukraine: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia is secretly trying buy back military tech that it sold other countries, the WSJ reported. The report comes as Russia ramps up domestic military production for its war in Ukraine. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia has approached several countries asking to buy back weapons it sold them, hoping to deploy them in Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reported. Russia also asked for four engines it sold to Pakistan, six from Belarus, and 12 from Brazil, the outlet reported. While Pakistan denied being approached, two unnamed sources told the outlet that Belarus — a strong ally of Russia — had agreed.

Persons: —, Russia —, Chris Murphy, Vladimir Putin ramped, Katherine Tangalakis Organizations: Service, Street Journal, Russian Ministry of Defense, US, Egypt Independent, Washington Post, Senate Foreign Relations Locations: Russia, Egypt, Ukraine, Belarus, Brazil, Pakistan, North Korea, Syria, Estonia

Arctic-2 LNG has been expecting to start exporting soon and it is uncertain how much Russian LNG would be blocked by the new measures. The largest Russian LNG producer Novatek (NVTK.MM) said in September it would start shipments from Arctic-2 LNG early next year. The State Department said Zakharov is the creator and designer of the drones. "And every sanctions decision must work in full, so that there is no chance for Russia to bypass them." The State Department also imposed sanctions on multiple defense-related entities and procurement companies in the UAE.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Joe Biden, Doug Mills, Biden, Vladimir Putin, Antony Blinken, Aleksandr Zakharov, Zakharov, Andriy Yermak, Yermak, Daphne Psaledakis, Timothy Gardner, Alexandra Alper Mike Stone, Karen Freifeld, Yuliia Dysa, Ron Popeski, Nick Zieminski, Diane Craft Organizations: U.S, White, Rights, Moscow, State Department, Commerce Department, United Arab, Treasury Department, Systems, Treasury, Russian LNG, European, ZALA Aero, Russian Ministry of Defense, The State Department, Russian Federation, Washington, Turkish, UAE . Construction, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, United States, Ukraine, Siberia, Washington, Russian, U.S, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, China, Russia, Moscow, Crimea, Europe, European Union, Ukrainian, ZALA, UAE, New York, Gdansk, Beijing

☆ The message behind Putin’s Wagner meeting
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Nathan Hodge | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

In a televised meeting Friday, Putin met with Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and former Wagner commander Andrey Troshev, according to a partial transcript published by the Kremlin. But unpack the language, and Putin’s Friday meeting appeared to put a reassuring gloss on the Russian government’s attempt to bring the mercenary group to heel. “I would like to talk to you about issues of a social nature,” Putin told Troshev, without naming Wagner. Wagner has supported the Libyan National Army for several years, reportedly backing Haftar’s 2019-2020 military campaign against the Tripoli-based government. If Friday’s meeting is any guide, Yevkurov appears to be a point man for future Wagner activity while Troshev takes on a different brief: overseeing Wagner 2.0 for the war in Ukraine.

Persons: Vladimir Putin’s, –, Wagner, group’s, Putin, Yunus, Bek Yevkurov, Andrey Troshev, Troshev –, ‘, Yevgeny Prigozhin’s, Prigozhin, “, ” Putin, Troshev, ”, Fatherland ’, ” –, Dmitry Peskov –, Yevkurov, Khalifa Haftar Organizations: CNN, Kremlin, Fatherland, Prigozhin’s, “, RIA Novosti, Wagner, Central African, Libyan National Army, Rapid Support Forces Locations: Moscow, Russian, Russia’s Tver, Ukraine, Belarus, Africa, Mali, Central African Republic, Libya, Libyan, Benghazi, Tripoli

Zaporizhzhia, southern Ukraine CNN —A group of Ukrainian soldiers moves swiftly through a front-line training ground, overcoming obstacles and firing at distant targets. They are fine-tuning their battle skills here as Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces rages just few miles to the south. “When we had contact (with the Russian forces), I had to move away from the trail,” Danilo said. Vlad, a combat medic, says many of those injured by mines in recent months have been sappers working to clear territory so Ukrainian forces can advance. ‘Victory or death’Following his recuperation in Mexico, Danilo is back in the battle, supporting Ukrainian forces as they advance in the south.

Persons: Ukraine CNN —, Danilo, “ I’m, ” Danilo, Volodymyr Zelensky, Vasco Cotovio, “, ”, Vlad, won’t Organizations: Ukraine CNN, CNN, Vasco, Geneva Convention, Russian Ministry of Defense, ” Kyiv, ‘, Ukraine’s Locations: Ukraine, Russia’s, Florida, Zaporizhzhia, Russian, Mexico, Ukrainian, Geneva

☆ Viktor Sokolov, Russian admiral claimed to have been killed in Ukrainian attack, appears in video interview
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Katharina Krebs Anna Chernova Clare Sebastian | Katharina Krebs | Anna Chernova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Viktor Sokolov, commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, was asked by a reporter in a video about the missile strike on the fleet’s headquarters in Sevastopol, which Ukraine said had killed him. In the video, Sokolov also referred to the “Order of Ushakov” award given to Russia’s 810th Marine Brigade. A video published Tuesday showed Sokolov appearing to attend a Russian defense ministry meeting. Russian Ministry of DefenseIn the Russian footage published Tuesday, a man resembling Sokolov appeared to join the meeting via video conference. But, by the next day, the messaging had changed, with Peskov confirming that Sokolov had attended the defense ministry meeting.

Persons: Viktor Sokolov, “, ” Sokolov, Sokolov, Ushakov, Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev, Sergei Shoigu, Dmitry Peskov, ” Peskov, Rustem Umerov, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, ” Umerov, Amanpour, Crimea – Organizations: CNN, Zvezda News, 810th Marine Brigade, Russian Ministry of Defense, Black, Fleet, Kremlin, Ministry of Defense, Kyiv Tuesday, Ukrainian Special Operations Forces, ЧФ Locations: Ukraine, Crimea, Russian, Sevastopol, Moscow, Russia

CNN —Fighters who had previously fought in Ukraine for the Russian mercenary group Wagner have returned to the battlefield in the east, according to the Ukrainian military. Wagner mercenaries had withdrawn from the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut in May as they handed control of the area to Russia’s military. “As of now, there are several hundred of them in our direction, on the Eastern Front, in different areas,” Cherevatyi told CNN. “Wagner is here too,” a drone operator with call-sign “Groove” told CNN’s Fred Pleitgen on the ground in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday. The Ukrainian general leading the southern counteroffensive, Oleksandr Tarnavsky, told CNN last week that Wagner fighters continue to pop up “here and there” on the frontlines.

Persons: Wagner, Serhii Cherevatyi, ” Cherevatyi, “ Wagner, ”, CNN’s Fred Pleitgen, “, ” Mykhailo Podolyak, Volodymyr Zelensky, ” Podolyak, Oleksandr Tarnavsky, that’s Organizations: CNN — Fighters, Communications, Ukrainian, Russian Ministry of Defense, CNN, Russian MoD, Wagner PMC Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Ukrainian, Bakhmut

Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Vice-Admiral Viktor Sokolov during a send-off ceremony in Sevastopol, Crimea on September 27, 2022. Ukraine has increasingly been hitting strategic Russian targets in Crimea, the Black Sea region of southern Ukraine that has been occupied by Moscow since 2014. Russian forces employed Iranian-made drones, hypersonic missiles, cruise missiles and a submarine in the assault, Ukraine’s defense forces said. A damaged building is seen following a Russian military attack in Odesa, Ukraine, in this image released on September 25. Over the past day, Russian forces launched 87 attacks on the Kherson region, Prokudin said, hitting residential areas, medical buildings, educational institutions, and critical infrastructure.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, ”, Dmytro Pletenchuk, Pletenchuk, Vladimir Putin “, Pletenchuk’s, Viktor Sokolov, Alexey Pavlishak, Andrii Yusov, Matthew A, Foster, US Army National Guard Abrams, Sergei Lavrov, Zelensky, “, Abrams, Charlie Dietz, Oleh Kiper, Kiper, Dmitry Peskov, Oleksandr Prokudin, Prokudin Organizations: CNN, Abrams, Ukrainian Navy, Russian Navy, Ukrainian Special Operations Forces, Navy, Special Operations Forces, Sea Fleet, Reuters CNN, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence, US Army National Guard, US Abrams, Pentagon, General’s, Reuters, Russian Ministry of Defense Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, Russian, Sevastopol, Ukrainian, Crimea, Moscow, Ukrainian Crimea, Piskie, Poland, United States, Germany, Odesa, Izmail district, Iranian, Kherson –, Beryslav, Kherson

☆ Russian Black Sea Fleet commander is still alive, video suggests, days after Ukraine claimed to kill him
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia's Ministry of Defence published a video showing a Russian commander attending a meeting by video link. The image was striking because Ukraine earlier claimed to have killed Sokolov on Friday in a major strike on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters near Sevastopol, a port in occupied Crimea. Had he been killed, Sokolov would have been one of the most senior casualties in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Kremlin on Tuesday did not confirm or deny that Sokolov was dead, passing questions to the Russian Ministry of Defense, Reuters reported. According to the website of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Sokolov was appointed its highest ranking officer in September 2022.

Persons: Viktor Sokolov, —, Sokolov, Sergei Shoigu Organizations: Ministry of Defence, Service, Russian Ministry of Defense, Black, Reuters, Ukraine's, Wagner Group Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Russia's, Sevastopol, Crimea, Russia

☆ Viktor Sokolov: Ukraine 'clarifying' whether Russian commander was killed in strike, after video purportedly shows him alive
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Olga Voitovych Clare Sebastian Florence Davey-Attlee Rob Picheta | Olga Voitovych | Clare Sebastian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Ukraine’s military has said it is “clarifying” information received about the alleged assassination of Russian commander Viktor Sokolov, after Moscow released a video that appears to show him alive and well. Kyiv claimed on Monday it killed Sokolov, the commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, in an attack on the fleet’s headquarters in occupied Crimea last Friday. The nametape on his uniform reads Sokolov V. N. and his screen shows the Cyrillic letters “ЧФ,” the abbreviation for the Black Sea Fleet. “Available sources claim that the Black Sea Fleet Commander is among the dead. Russia appointed Sokolov as its new commander for its Crimea-based Black Sea fleet in August 2022, according to reports from state media outlet TASS at the time.

Persons: CNN —, Viktor Sokolov, Sokolov, Sergei Shoigu, Rustem Umerov, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, “, ” Umerov, Amanpour, Dmitry Peskov, Crimea –, Andrii Yusov Organizations: CNN, Russian Ministry of Defense, Black, Fleet, Ukraine Special Operations Forces, Ukrainian Special Operations Forces, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence, Naval Academy, Northern Fleet, ЧФ Locations: Moscow, Crimea, Kyiv, Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian Crimea, ” Ukraine, Russian, Saky, Sevastopol

☆ Ukrainian attacks on Russia's Black Sea Fleet have been causing more damage than ever and Moscow's fleet is likely losing its ability to defend itself: UK intel
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine's attacks against Russia's Black Sea Fleet have been causing more damage than ever, UK intel said. The UK's Ministry of Defense said the Russian fleet is likely losing its ability to defend its assets. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine's military has beefed up its attacks against Russia's Black Sea Fleet, causing more destruction than ever, British intelligence said on Tuesday. The physical damage done to Russia's Black Sea Fleet was described by British intelligence as "almost certainly severe but localized." AdvertisementAdvertisement"A dynamic, deep strike battle is underway in the Black Sea," the UK intelligence group said.

Persons: Russia's, —, Vladimir Putin's, Viktor Sokolov, Sokolov Organizations: intel, UK's Ministry of Defense, Service, Russian Ministry of Defense Locations: Russian, Crimean, Ukrainian, Sevastopol, Ukraine, Russia

☆ Senior leaders of Russia's military severely wounded during targeted strike on Black Sea Fleet HQ, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

On Friday, a Ukrainian missile struck Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Crimea. Russia has not confirmed any deaths but top military commanders were among those reported wounded. "This suggests that it wasn't just a strike on the Black Sea Fleet HQ, but timed to target key senior leaders during a meeting." AdvertisementAdvertisementEarlier this week, Ukrainian officials said a command post near the port of Sevastopol was damaged in a missile strike. Within the last month, Ukrainian troops also launched a cruise missile strike on a Russian shipyard, damaging two warfighting vessels.

Persons: General Alexander Romanchuk, Oleg Tsekov, Kyrylo Budanov, Ostap Yarysh, Budanov, Rob Lee Organizations: Fleet, Russian, Service, Black, Pentagon, of America, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Russian Ministry of Defense, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, Government of, Russian Federation, White House, Friday Locations: Ukrainian, Crimea, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Russia's, Zaporizhzhia, Russian, Sevastopol

☆ Why has Ukraine stepped up its strikes on occupied Crimea?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Ukraine has ramped up missile and drone strikes on occupied Crimea in recent weeks, as it attempts to land both strategic and symbolic blows against Russian forces that annexed the peninsula in 2014. The next night, Russian air defenses shot down 11 Ukrainian drones over Crimea, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The shift in focus to Crimea occurred after Russia allowed the Black Sea Grain Initiative to lapse in July. Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has since resumed its blockade of Ukraine’s ports, preventing vital grain exports and threatening global food security. Symbolic valueYet the strikes on Crimea also have huge symbolic value and are intended to damage Russian President Vladimir Putin’s prestige.

Persons: Russia –, Russia’s, Vladimir Putin’s, “, Putin, Marilyn Monroe, Vasyl Maliuk, ”, Stringer, Rybar Organizations: CNN, Russian, Kyiv, Russian Ministry of Defense, Fleet, Kremlin, Russia, Security Service, Reuters, Ukraine’s Air Force Locations: Ukraine, Crimea, Russian, Sevastopol, Ukrainian, Kerch, Russia, Odesa, ” Russia, Europe, Novorossiysk, United Kingdom, France

☆ 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 It Thwarted Another Ukrainian Attack on Crimea Bridge
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Marc Santora | More About Marc Santora | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The Russian military said Saturday that it had thwarted another attack on a critical bridge linking the occupied Crimean Peninsula to Russia that Kyiv has vowed to keep attacking until it is unusable. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that three Ukrainian “semi-submersible unmanned boats” targeting the Kerch Strait Bridge were destroyed in the Black Sea overnight. The first maritime drone was detected shortly before midnight and the other two launched about 10 minutes apart just after 2 a.m. local time, the ministry said in statements. The claims could not be independently verified, and Ukraine’s military did not explicitly comment Saturday on whether its drones had targeted the bridge. But Ukrainian officials have said that they consider the destruction of the vital 12-mile-long bridge a strategic priority, and Kyiv’s forces have repeatedly targeted it.

Organizations: Kyiv, Russian Ministry of Defense Locations: Crimean, Russia, Kerch, Black

☆ 'The war is coming home to Russia': Ukraine turns the tables on Moscow as drone warfare intensifies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"The war is coming home to Russia," Timothy Ash, emerging markets strategist at BlueBay Asset Management, said in emailed comments Wednesday. Alexander Nemenov | Afp | Getty ImagesAerial assaults have intensified in recent days with strikes occurring further into Russian territory. Drone warfareRussia blamed Ukraine for the latest drone attacks while Ukraine remained characteristically tight-lipped about these, and previous, assaults. Ukraine has been targeted with thousands of Russian drone attacks during the 19-month-long conflict, with its energy, defense and civilian infrastructure pummeled by swarms of Iranian-made UAVs. Experts agree that Ukrainian forces direct attempts to attack Russian territory and are likely to be assisted by disaffected anti-war Russians at times.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Alexey Nikolsky, Timothy Ash, Putin, Ash, Alexander Nemenov, Mikhail Razvozhaev, Vladimir Putin's, Kirill Shamiev, Shamiev, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy Organizations: Afp, Getty, Russian, BlueBay Asset Management, Police, Moscow International Business, Reuters, Russian Ministry of Defense, European Council, Foreign Relations, CNBC, Kremlin, Kyiv, Ukrainian Armed Forces Locations: Orenburg, Russia, Moscow, Russian, Crimea, Ukraine, Kerch, Bryansk, Sevastopol, Kyiv

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