The Latest Breaking News from Crimea

‘They miscalculated’: Ukraine turns the tables on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

Russia relocates ships from Sevastopol while the UK lauds Kyiv’s ‘functional defeat of the Black Sea Fleet’.

Al Jazeera · Oct 6, 2023

‘A new form of warfare’: how Ukraine reclaimed the Black Sea from Russian forces

Kyiv has turned the region into a no-go zone for Moscow’s bristling warships

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023

Ukraine targets Crimea coast with Neptune missiles and fires 31 drones at border regions

Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014, has been a frequent target since Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

Ukraine strikes deep inside Crimea, cuts through Surovikin Line

Ukraine dealt a crippling blow to the Black Sea Fleet leadership, reportedly killing many officers at their HQ.

Al Jazeera · Sep 27, 2023

Russia airs ‘new interview’ of Black Sea admiral who Ukraine claimed was killed in strike

Admiral Viktor Sokolov appears in new but undated video on Russian TV

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023

Russia accuses Ukraine's Western allies of helping attack its Black Sea Fleet headquarters

Russia has accused Ukraine’s Western allies of helping plan and conduct last week’s missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters in Crimea

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023

Several hundred Wagner fighters return to eastern Ukraine, Kyiv says

Several hundred members of Russia’s Wagner private mercenary group have returned to eastern Ukraine to fight but are not having a significant impact on the battlefield, a Ukrainian military spokesperson said on Wednesday. Wagner fighters played an important role in Russia’s capture of the eastern city of Bakhmut in May…

France 24 · Sep 27, 2023

Ukraine’s ‘deep strike battle’ in Black Sea deals biggest blow so far in war to Putin fleet, says UK

Ukraine special forces claim Russia’s top admiral in Crimea along with 33 other officers were killed in an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023

Russia remains silent as Ukraine claims Black Sea Fleet commander among 34 officers killed

If confirmed, Admiral Viktor Sokolov’s killing would make this one of Kyiv’s most significant strikes on occupied Crimea

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023

Russia says US Abrams tanks will 'burn' in Ukraine

US supplies of long-range ATACMS missiles and Abrams tanks to Ukraine will not change the situation on the battlefield, the Kremlin warned on Tuesday, hours after the latest wave of Russian drones hit Ukraine's Danube river port of Izmail, damaging grain-exporting facilities. Read our live blog to see how all…

France 24 · Sep 26, 2023