The Latest Breaking News from Crimea

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.

Reuters · Jul 31, 2022

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 · Jul 25, 2022

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 · Jul 25, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Jul 20, 2022

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.

Al Jazeera · Jul 19, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2022

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'

Daily Mirror · Jul 18, 2022

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!”.

The Conversation · Jul 17, 2022

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.

Reuters · Jul 17, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2022