The Latest Breaking News from Crimea

Ukraine said its forces had broken a Russian line of defence and recaptured small clutches of land near Bakhmut and along the southern front, regions where Kyiv's troops have focused their slow-moving counteroffensive. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in New York on Monday ahead of his address to the UN…

Pro-Russian Telegram channels claim explosions amid Kyiv’s joint operation in the region

The recapture, by Ukrainian forces, of the oil and gas platforms off the coast of Crimea known as the “Boyko towers” has both strategic and symbolic significance. Their position, between the westerly-most point of Crimea and Snake Island, in waters close to Ukraine’s border with Romania, puts them in a…

Ukraine claims to have destroyed Russian air defence system in Crimea; Russia claims it repelled drone attack on Black Sea patrol ship

Ukrainian intelligence sources say air defence system, ‘worth $1.2bn’, is destroyed in attack

Another 11 hostile drones shot down over Crimea in early morning raid

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Ukraine spy agency official says ‘we can confirm large landing vessel and submarine were hit’ in blitz on Russia-occupied port

Ten missiles attacked Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters at naval port Sevastopol, Russian authorities said