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Ukraine hits 201 Russian shadow fleet ships in three weeks. Commander says Crimea’s supply route is now blocked indefinitely

The campaign has run alongside strikes on Crimea's power grid and air defenses, part of a broader effort to make holding the peninsula costlier by the week.

byOlena Mukhina

Russian ships burning after successful Ukrainian strikes on 12-13 July 2026.

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Money Matters

Ukraine shut a quarter of Russia’s grain exports—the world’s wheat money now flows to Russia’s competitors

Ukraine’s Azov campaign built a paradox: the world pays more for wheat because Russia cannot ship it—and the windfall flows to Russia’s competitors.

byPeeter Helme

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Fires at both ends of Russia’s fuel chain: a Lukoil depot in Stavropol Krai and a ferry port facing Kerch

The governor confirmed the blaze in the industrial zone and evacuated a street; satellite data showed the oil transshipment complex at Port Kavkaz alight.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine hits 15 Russian vessels as drone blockade of Crimea spreads across Azov Sea

Thermal anomalies flared from occupied Mariupol to Kerch as Ukrainian drones struck ships, power links and the air defenses guarding Russia’s routes into the peninsula.

byDaniel Thomas

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Russian Aggression

One Russian ship every 112 minutes for a week: Ukraine hits 14 more vessels as total tally nears 100

The Unmanned Systems Forces put July's running total at 91 vessels, with the live scoreboard still updating as reports get verified.

byYuri Zoria

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Russian Aggression

Russia thought occupied Crimea was its fortress. Ukrainian forces say they’ve been pulling the walls down for years now

The latest piece: a rail bridge near İçki that fed troops across occupied Crimea.

byYuri Zoria

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Crimea isolation: SBU hits two Russian spy ships and an S-400 in occupied Kerch as 2,760 cars piled up trying to get off the peninsula

Russia shut the bridge for six hours during the air alert, and the queue never recovered by midday.

byYuri Zoria

A Russian “Svitlyak” border patrol ship seen from a Ukrainian drone before a strike near Yurkine, occupied Crimea. Screenshot from video: Madyar

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The Crimean Bridge is heavily guarded. Ukraine struck its maritime security layer in the Kerch Strait.

Ukrainian officials say the ship was deployed to patrol and monitor approaches to the Crimean Bridge as part of Russia’s layered security network in occupied Crimea.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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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.

byYuri Zoria

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Storm claims third Russian vessel near occupied Crimea as Greenpeace urges action over oil spill

A floating crane has become the third Russian vessel to sink near occupied Crimea today, after two tankers.

byYuri Zoria

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Two Russian tankers sink near Kerch strait amid storm (video)

Two Russian Volganeft tankers, carrying mazut fuel are sinking near the Kerch Strait in occupied Crimea after being damaged by a sea storm, with one of 27 crew members dead and four missing.

byYuri Zoria

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Media: Russian Mi-28 helicopter crashes in Kerch Strait, two pilots lost

Russian military sources report that a Mi-28 attack helicopter crashed into the Kerch Strait during a scheduled patrol flight, leaving one pilot dead and the other missing.

byYuri Zoria

RFE/RL: Russia ramps Up Kerch Bridge protection with massive concrete piles

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RFE/RL: Russia ramps up Kerch Bridge protection with massive concrete piles

New satellite imagery reveals Russia's ongoing efforts to reinforce the Kerch Bridge, potentially to guard against Ukrainian naval attacks or construct a parallel structure.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Ukrainian Navy confirms Kerch Strait’s last Russian ferry destruction, implying Neptune missile use

The Ukrainian Navy took responsibility for a strike on Port Kavkaz, sinking Russia’s last operational railway ferry yesterday. This attack, possibly involving domestic Neptune missiles, severely impacts Russian military logistics to occupied Crimea.

byYuri Zoria

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UK intel: Ukrainian strike on ferry at Kavkaz port will force Russia to carry fuel across Kerch bridge

The intelligence report states that the attack imposes increased costs for Russia as well as reducing its flexibility to transport fuel, munitions and equipment across the Kerch Strait.

byBenjamin Looijen

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UK intel: Russian military logistics suffer after Ukraine targets Kerch crossing ferries

Recent Ukrainian missile strikes damaged Russian ferries crossing Kerch Strait, causing major disruptions to military logistics and fuel supply to occupied Crimea.

byYuri Zoria

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Military Intelligence: 27 Russians crew members injured in attack on Sergey Kotov’s ship

HUR destroyed Russian Black Sea Fleet’s patrol ship Sergei Kotov on 5 March, eliminating seven Russian sailors. Some 52 reportedly evacuated.

byMaria Tril

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Russian Aggression

Oil depot on fire in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai near occupied Crimea

Early on 3 May, a blaze broke out at an oil depot on Russia's Taman Peninsula near the…

byYuri Zoria

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Russian Aggression

Russia effectively seizes control of Sea of Azov, threatening Ukraine

Moscow’s justification for what it has done is that it is planning naval exercises in the region and…

byThe Jamestown Foundation

Kerch Strait

Ukraine hits 201 Russian shadow fleet ships in three weeks. Commander says Crimea’s supply route is now blocked indefinitely

Ukraine shut a quarter of Russia’s grain exports—the world’s wheat money now flows to Russia’s competitors

Fires at both ends of Russia’s fuel chain: a Lukoil depot in Stavropol Krai and a ferry port facing Kerch

Ukraine hits 15 Russian vessels as drone blockade of Crimea spreads across Azov Sea

One Russian ship every 112 minutes for a week: Ukraine hits 14 more vessels as total tally nears 100

Russia thought occupied Crimea was its fortress. Ukrainian forces say they’ve been pulling the walls down for years now

Crimea isolation: SBU hits two Russian spy ships and an S-400 in occupied Kerch as 2,760 cars piled up trying to get off the peninsula

The Crimean Bridge is heavily guarded. Ukraine struck its maritime security layer in the Kerch Strait.

Ukrainian intelligence called it “the last Russian railway ferry in the Kerch Strait still afloat” — now it’s out of action too

Storm claims third Russian vessel near occupied Crimea as Greenpeace urges action over oil spill

Two Russian tankers sink near Kerch strait amid storm (video)

Media: Russian Mi-28 helicopter crashes in Kerch Strait, two pilots lost

Ukraine calls for dismantling of Russia’s Crimean bridge in international tribunal

RFE/RL: Russia ramps up Kerch Bridge protection with massive concrete piles

Ukrainian Navy confirms Kerch Strait’s last Russian ferry destruction, implying Neptune missile use

UK intel: Ukrainian strike on ferry at Kavkaz port will force Russia to carry fuel across Kerch bridge

UK intel: Russian military logistics suffer after Ukraine targets Kerch crossing ferries

Military Intelligence: 27 Russians crew members injured in attack on Sergey Kotov’s ship

Oil depot on fire in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai near occupied Crimea

Russia effectively seizes control of Sea of Azov, threatening Ukraine

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