Russia hands Crimea’s main detention center to FSB
The transfer reverses a concession Russia made to the Council of Europe in 2005. Detention centers in Crimea are already at 103% capacity.
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Atesh partisans hit Russia’s shrinking locomotive fleet – one engine at a time
A shortage of operational locomotives inside Russian Railways makes each destroyed unit harder to replace, Atesh claims.
Russia’s An-series military transports were designed in Kyiv — and Moscow’s leaked documents show 143 of its 368 military Antonovs need urgent repair
Internal Aviaremont files obtained by Dallas show Russia's primary repair plant for Ukrainian-designed military transports has spent all its government contract advances, cannot source parts, and was borrowing money to pay wages as of January 2026.
Ukrainian intelligence called it “the last Russian railway ferry in the Kerch Strait still afloat” — now it’s out of action too
The Slavyanin carried fuel, weapons, military equipment, and ammunition to Russian forces in occupied Crimea. HUR says it destroyed its ability to operate with a drone strike on the night of 5-6 April.
Ukraine hit Crimea’s key fuel hub and struck deep into Luhansk Oblast — while clearing more air defenses across the occupied south
The Feodosiia Marine Oil Terminal fire was visible over 20 km away and confirmed by NASA FIRMS; in separate strikes that week, Ukrainian forces also destroyed a Buk-M3, Tor-M2, and a Zoopark-1M radar Brovdi called "a fierce enemy" of Ukrainian artillery.
Kyiv confirms it hit Sheskharis and a Be-12 last night — a Black Sea oil hub and a Crimea-based anti-submarine aircraft
Ukraine's General Staff confirmation follows OSINT verification of three hits at the Novorossiysk terminal, which accounts for 3.5–4.5 mn tonnes of Russian crude exports per month.
Ukraine’s big boom FP-2 drones just blew up four Russian Orions inside their Crimean hangar
As recently as last year, Ukraine concentrated most of its drone strikes directly over the front line. That's changing.
Russian Su-30 fighter crashes in occupied Crimea — fourth Russian military aircraft loss in four days
The jet was unarmed and on a scheduled training flight when it crashed on 3 April, with both crew members ejecting safely, Russia's MoD claimed.
Russia’s 14th general killed since war began. His An-26 may have been shot down by Russia’s own air defense
He was the commander of the Northern Fleet's mixed aviation corps.
Russia lost two military aircraft in one day — an An-26 military transport killing all 29 aboard and an unconfirmed Su-34 fighter-bomber
The An-26 crashed into a cliff in occupied Bakhchisarai's mountains killing all aboard; the same day's Su-34 loss was reported only by Russian bloggers.
Ukraine strikes Yaroslavl key fuel hub for Russian army, targeting its 15 million-ton annual capacity
War moves beyond the frontline.
Ukraine destroys Russia’s anti-drone radar system in Crimea, confirms damage of Kirishi refinery
The Ukrainian General Staff also reported more strikes on the occupied peninsula and in the occupied part of Donetsk Oblast.
Russia’s unstoppable Mach-6 missile just got killed by a Ukrainian drone
After peeling back Russian air defenses in Crimea, Ukrainian drone operators are now hunting down Russia's best missiles on the ground.
Russia backtracks on Crimea pledge, orders all mobilized residents to fight as losses mount
ISW says heavy casualties and a volunteer shortfall are pushing Moscow to tap mobilized reserves.
Ukraine’s half-month air defense blitz: 27 Russian anti-air assets destroyed, including S-400s, Pantsirs, radars, and EW stations
Ukraine's MoD detailed 20-plus confirmed strikes on Russian air defense infrastructure between 1 and 15 March — from front-line oblasts to occupied Crimea and a radar node at Novorossiysk in Krasnodar Krai.
Ukraine finds Russian machine of death loaded and camouflaged in Crimean forest. It didn’t get chance
The soldiers destroyed an armed Iskander launcher in Crimea before it could strike.
Russia’s advanced radar was called Gravestone. Ukraine just gave it appropriate send-off over Crimea
Without it, the S-300 can't see.
Two more Pantsirs gone: Ukraine hits Crimea airbase and aircraft repair plant in overnight raid
The overnight strike also hit a Mohajer-6 drone, fuel tankers, and a Forpost ground control station near Dzhankoi.
Ukraine’s “Ghosts” hit Russian patrol ship, S-400 radar, helicopter in Crimea in February raids
Ukraine's military intelligence released video of the precision strikes, which hit naval and air defense targets throughout February.