The Trojan War in Crimea
Russia’s Crimea policy is about history, religion, literature, myth, and imperial as well as military glory – which is a long-winded way of saying it’s about identity.
Crimea
Ukraine blows up Russian landing craft in Crimea
Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reports a successful strike on small landing ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the temporarily occupied Crimea. The vessels targeted were identified as Project 11770 Serna class landing craft…
Russian corvette shows massive damage after Ukrainian strike
Photos that began to circulate on social media today show the massive damage sustained by a Russian Navy Karakurt-Class corvette after a reported Ukrainian cruise missile strike on 4 November. This attack was the second successful cruise missile strike…
Russian military confirms damage to its warship in missile strike
The Russian Ministry of Defense has officially acknowledged the damage sustained by an unnamed naval vessel at the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch following a missile strike. The Russian military has reported the use of 15 Storm Shadow missiles in what appears…
Ukraine launches extensive missile attack on Zaliv shipyard in Kerch
In an official statement, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have confirmed an extensive attack on the Zaliv shipyard in the Crimean port of Kerch. The attack took place on the evening of November 4, causing damage to the maritime and port infrastructure of th…
Ukrainian missiles strike Russia’s major naval base in Crimea
A cruise missile attack caused an explosion in Russia’s military headquarters at the Russian naval base in occupied Crimea on Friday. Ukraine launched a missile attack on the Crimean city of Sevastopol in the early hours of Friday, the city’…
Ukraine strikes Russian air base in Crimea, Kyiv says
The intelligence source told Reuters the attack had inflicted “serious damage” on equipment at the base. Russia has not commented on the reports.
Russia’s command post in occupied Crimea hit by missile strike
Satellite images have confirmed the Ukrainian cruise missile strike on the command post of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation in occupied Crimea. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty released the photos showing destruction at the 744th Communicat…
Ukrainian Forces successfully hit shipyard in Russian-occupied Crimea
Ukrainian Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleschuk confirmed on Wednesday morning the night strikes on Sevastopol, in the Russian-occupied Crimea. In a Telegram post, Oleschuk thanked the Ukrainian pilots for a job well done. OSINT analyst from the…
‘Everything is ahead of us’: Ukraine breaks Russian stronghold’s first line of defence
In an exclusive interview, a leading Ukrainian general says his forces have made a vital breakthrough near ZaporizhzhiaUkrainian forces have decisively breached Russia’s first defensive line near Zaporizhzhia after weeks of painstaking mine clearance, …