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Russia says Crimea airbase blast was detonation of ammunition, not attack

Russia's defence ministry said an explosion at a Russian military airbase in Crimea on Tuesday had been caused by a detonation of aviation ammunition, and that there had been no casualties, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Reuters

Five injured as blasts rock Russian air base in annexed Crimea

Blasts rocked a Russian air base near seaside resorts in the annexed Crimean peninsula on Thursday, injuring five people according to local authorities in what Moscow attributed to detonations in ammunition stories.

Reuters

Ukraine war set to enter ‘new phase’ as Russian forces prepare for Kherson counter-offensive, MoD warns

The war in Ukraine is set to enter a new phase, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said, with Russian forces “almost certainly” preparing for a Ukrainian counter-offensive in the south.

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Ukraine ‘corrodes’ Russian forces in southern counteroffensive

Ukraine started its counteroffensive in Kherson province by cutting off Russian supply lines to its forward positions.

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The Ukrainian Muslims fighting against Russia

Those who have joined the war effort against Russian forces also fight past injustices and to return to Crimea.

Al Jazeera

UK says rail link to Kherson from Crimea not operational due to Ukrainian strike

The rail link connecting Russian-occupied Kherson in southern Ukraine with Crimea is highly unlikely to be operational due to a Ukrainian strike against a Russian ammunition train, Britain said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Russian Official Says Ukraine Carried Out Drone Attack on Black Sea Fleet HQ

A senior official in Russian-annexed Crimea accused Ukraine on Sunday of carrying out a drone attack ahead of planned celebrations to mark Navy Day, injuring five and forcing the cancellation of festivities. The accusation comes hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to oversee Navy Day celebrations in his…

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Russian official says Ukraine carried out drone attack on Black Sea fleet HQ

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The Ukrainian fighters standing in Russia’s way on eastern front

Barely a kilometre from Russian positions defending the captured eastern city of Izium, Ukrainian and foreign fighters hunker in a dank basement. Artillery rains down on them most nights, shaking loose the plaster and filling the air with dust.

Reuters

Deadly eye-bleeding virus which kills up to a third of patients reaches Europe

The rare but often deadly Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever was recently caught by a man in Spain. Symptoms are grim and reportedly include vomiting and bleeding from the eyes

Daily Mirror

Russia sends combine harvesters to occupied regions of Ukraine

Russia has sent combine harvesters from Crimea to two Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine to cover a shortage of equipment needed to bring in the crop, a representative of a Russian-installed local administration said.

Reuters

Satellite imagery, ship data indicates path of Russian vessel Kyiv says shipped “looted” grain

(This Jul.22 story refiles to fix the link showing the SV Nikolay's journey)

Reuters

Ukraine Recap: Putin goes in search of friends while his ministers threaten his enemies

It’s childish, I realise, but I experienced a frisson of amused pleasure on watching the video of Vladimir Putin pacing up and down for nearly a minute while waiting for the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to show up for their photo opportunity when the two leaders were visiting Tehran…

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In occupied south Ukraine, some fear a return to Soviet times under Russia

In Nova Kakhovka, a city in southern Ukraine occupied by Russian troops five months ago on the first day of its invasion, the signs of creeping annexation by Russia are mounting and some residents fear a return to Soviet times.

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Ukraine war: why Moscow could go nuclear over Kyiv's 'threats' to Crimea

As the war in Ukraine is about to head into its sixth month, the ferocity with which it is fought shows no signs of abating – neither on the battlefield, nor in the rhetoric emerging from Moscow and Kyiv.

Al Jazeera

How Russia’s war has harmed Ukraine’s ethnic Greek minority

Most ethnic Greeks lived in the city of Mariupol, but some have died and many were displaced by Russia’s bombardment.

The Guardian - UK

Volodymyr Zelenskiy appoints new spy chief after Russian infiltration

Ukrainian president names senior security official as acting head amid rumours of splits in inner circle

Daily Mirror

Russia's chilling 'very soon' doomsday threat if Ukraine tries to retake Crimea

Former President Dmitry Medvedev said if Ukraine keeps on provoking the 'general situation' then there will be no avoiding further escalations, with a ‘doomsday’ for 'all of them there'

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U311 Cherkasy, the little minesweeper of a Ukrainian film that gave the finger to the Russian Navy

When 13 Ukrainian soldiers were defending Snake Island in March, Russian forces told them to lay down their weapons. In response, the Ukrainians said “Russian warship, go fuck yourself!”.

Reuters

Medvedev: West's refusal to recognise Crimea as Russian is a threat

The refusal of Ukraine and NATO powers to recognise Moscow's authority over Crimea represents a "systemic threat" for Russia, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday.

Tribune News Service

Wheat falls to pre-war low with food shipments surging in Crimea

Chicago wheat futures extended losses back to the lowest since before Russia invaded Ukraine in February, capping its worst week in a decade with surging shipments of agricultural goods in Crimea underscoring how grain is still entering world markets despite the war.

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How Russia's current war in Ukraine echoes its Crimean War of the 1850s

Russia had a more powerful army. It didn't think the West would intervene. The invasion was poorly planned. We're not talking about Russia's current war, but about Russia's Crimean War in the 1850s.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine investigates, attacks those who collaborate with Russia

Nearly 500 people are being investigated for collaboration, as some are killed in targeted attacks.

The Conversation

The war in Ukraine shows it's time for a new way to ensure security in Europe

The ongoing political and military standoff between Russia and the United States is the most recent indicator that Europe’s security and economic architecture must be transformed to harmonize European and Russian strategic interests.

Al Jazeera

Zhibek Zholy: The Russian ship carrying ‘stolen’ Ukrainian grain

The case of the Zhibek Zholy highlights food crisis fears and has tested Turkey’s relationship with Moscow and Kyiv.

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