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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Pjotr Sauer

Ukraine intensifies attacks on Crimea to raise cost of Russian occupation

Lots of black smoke rising from an oil depot
A satellite image shows the oil tanks in the city of Kerch that were attacked by Ukraine on Sunday. Photograph: Vantor/Reuters

Ukraine has stepped up its strikes on Crimea as part of a strategy to isolate the occupied peninsula from mainland Russia and raise the cost of the occupation.

On Sunday, Russian-installed authorities suspended civilian fuel sales until at least Wednesday, a move that underscored Ukraine’s growing ability to disrupt supply lines linking Crimea to Russia.

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