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Ukraine drones black out all of occupied Sevastopol. Balaklava power plant was target
Explosions were reported overnight across multiple occupied Crimean cities, including near a radar station of Russia's Aerospace Forces.
Russia’s fuel rationing reaches Siberia as occupied Crimea runs dry
The shortage is spreading region to region, and Russia is importing gasoline by sea.
Ukraine’s special forces disabled the rail bridge feeding Russian-occupied Crimea
The crossing in eastern Crimea carries freight and troops onto the peninsula via the Kerch Bridge.
Occupied Crimea seizes 100 motorbikes in two days because they sound like drones
An occupation adviser accused locals of letting the enemy "recruit your children for nighttime rides."
Defense minister says Ukraine’s drones are turning Crimea into an island
Mykhailo Fedorov ties the logistics blockade to a drop in Russian assaults — and warns of consequences he will not yet name.
Russia starts hauling gasoline to the front in the trunks of civilian cars
A convoy of sedans packed with jerrycans set out from Kizilyurt in Dagestan to supply Russian troops in occupied Tokmak, shows a video the soldiers filmed themselves.
ISW: The strikes will likely cascade into deeper disruption across Russia’s rear supply network
Russia leans on two key highways to feed its war. Cut them, and fuel, shells, and troops stop reaching occupied Crimea, Luhansk, and Donetsk—and Ukraine's drones are working on cutting it.
Ukraine launches “Logistics Lockdown” program with $113 million for middle-strike drones against Russian rear
Defense Minister Fedorov said the program will direct funds to brigades that have already been hitting Russian logistics.
From “defending Crimea” to defendants: Russia jails its own Española naval unit fighters in occupied Sevastopol
The unit was set up by Stanislav Orlov in late 2024 to hunt Ukrainian sea drones with FPV drones. Six months after Orlov's death, his men are facing prison.
Russia just got its Crimea looter back — and he’s not even pretending to lay low
Russia's Butyagin, freed in a Polish-Belarusian 5-for-5 prisoner exchange on Monday, told Russian state media within three days that he plans to resume the same illegal digs Ukraine charged him for.
Tuapse burns again: drones hit the port city three days after the last fire was put out
Ukraine's GUR "Prymary" unit struck two Russian landing ships and a Podlet-K1 radar in occupied Sevastopol on 19 April; drones also hit Tuapse, killing one and igniting a fire at the seaport.
Ukraine’s drone regiment takes out Russian fuel tanker, logistics hub deep in occupied Donetsk, Melitopol, Crimea
Ukraine's Raid drone regiment struck Russian logistics in occupied Zaporizhzhia; overnight drones also hit Melitopol and sparked blasts across Russian-occupied Crimea.
Ukraine hits Crimea drone base: One Inokhodets UAV destroyed, three damaged — each unit worth millions
Ukraine destroyed one Inokhodets UAV worth millions at Crimea's Kirovskoe airfield; Alchevsk steel plant, a T-90M tank supplier, halted after drone strike.
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.
171 drones, 1 ballistic missile, 4 injured: Russia’s overnight assault leaves Cherkasy counting damage
The 14 drones that slipped through air defense, along with a ballistic missile from Crimea, struck eight locations in the oblast, igniting fires visible across the regional capital.
Russia’s platform for attacks on Ukraine: Why Crimean missiles targeting Odesa are nearly impossible to stop
Crimea, occupied by Russian forces since 2014, remains a constant source of military threat to mainland Ukraine. The…
Ukraine’s drones destroy MiG-31 jet, anti-air system, and radars at Belbek base in occupied Crimea (PHOTOS, MAP)
The Security Service of Ukraine shared thermal footage showing radar and air defense targets moments before impact.
Ukrainian drones blow up Russian An-26 plane and two more radars in occupied Crimea (VIDEO)
Ukraine's military intelligence shared a video showing its Prymary unit's strikes over 10–11 December.
Crimea’s main children’s hospital lacks breathing bags and monitors as infant deaths rise 9%
A Russian health inspection found Crimea's main children's hospital lacks breathing bags, cardiac monitors, and basic resuscitation equipment—shortages that accumulated over years as infant mortality rose 9% in the past year alone.