The Latest Breaking News from Sevastopol

Navy Day celebrations in Sevastopol cancelled after blast

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…

Ukraine has asked Turkey to help investigate three Russian-flagged ships as part of Kyiv’s efforts to probe what it alleges is the theft of grain from Russian-occupied territory, according to official documents.

Images from Maxar Technologies show two Russian-flagged bulk carrier ships being loaded with grain in the Russian-controlled Crimean port of Sevastopol before being spotted in Syria several days later, with trucks lined up to collect the crop.

At least 159 soldier in an elite Russian marine brigade in annexed Crimea have been slaughtered with another 500 injured at the hands of the Ukrainian soldiers since the start of the war in February

New satellite images of Sevastopol in Crimea appear to show dolphin pens in the harbour, causing experts to speculate the Russians are using local sea life for military defence

Satellite images reviewed by the USNI reveal the Russian Army is using dolphins to protect its naval base in Sevastopol from underwater attacks

Satellite images could prove the marine mammals are being used as two water pens have been spotted at the entrance to Sevastopol harbor in Crimea — which Russian forces annexed from Ukraine in 2014

Two dolphin pens were moved to the Sevastopol harbor base in February, concluded the US Naval Institute’s review