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Articles with tag "Crimea"

annexed crimea

Russia's FSB Arrests Draft Dodger for Passing Information to Ukraine

Law enforcement claimed that the man had “proactively” sought to be recruited by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s intelligence agency GUR.
missile strike

Russia Claims Western Intelligence Aided Ukraine in Striking Crimea Navy HQ

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Kyiv had relied on "NATO satellite equipment and reconnaissance aircraft" to carry out the attack.
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'staff only'

Residents in Annexed Crimea Turned Away From Bomb Shelter During Air Raid Alert

Children and adults were seen crowded outside a community center as air raid sirens could be heard blaring in the distance.
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top brass meeting

Russian Navy Commander Reported Killed in Ukrainian Missile Strike Appears in Video

Kyiv said earlier this week it had killed Admiral Viktor Sokolov and 34 officers in an unprecedented missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet's headquarters...
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annexed Crimea

Missile Strike Hits Russia’s Black Sea Fleet HQ

After earlier stating that one serviceman was killed in the attack, Russia's Defense Ministry said he had in fact gone missing.
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overnight attack

Scores of Ukrainian Drones Downed Over Annexed Crimea, Western Russia

Oleg Kryuchkov, adviser to the Kremlin-installed governor of annexed Crimea, asked residents "to remain calm." 
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fresh attacks

Russia Claims 13 Ukrainian Drones Destroyed Over Crimea, Moscow

Russia said it repelled Ukrainian drone attacks over several parts of Crimea, outer Moscow and the Belgorod and Voronezh regions on Sunday.
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overnight strikes

Russia Says Thwarted Ukrainian Drone Attack in Annexed Crimea, Black Sea

Nearly two dozen aerial and seaborne drones targeted the Crimean Peninsula and navy patrol ships off the Black Sea coast, Moscow said.
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overnight operation

Russian Ships Damaged in Ukrainian Strike on Annexed Crimea

Ten missiles and three drones were used in the attack that Russia's Defense Ministry said damaged two warships that had been undergoing repairs.
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crimea targeted

Moscow Says Destroyed 3 Ukrainian Speedboats in Black Sea

Moscow's Defense Ministry claimed that the military boats were headed toward annexed Crimea.
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improvised explosive

Russia Detains Man Accused of Plotting Crimea Bombing

The FSB said the man had been acting on the "instructions of Ukrainian military intelligence" and had been remanded in custody.
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water attack

Russia Says Destroyed 4 Ukrainian Military Boats Carrying Troops in Black Sea

The Russian Defense Ministry said the boats were "traveling in the direction of Cape Tarkhankut on the Crimean coast," but did not provide further details...
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under fire

Russia Says Repelled Large-Scale Ukrainian Drone Attack on Crimea

Thirty-three drones "were suppressed by electronic warfare and crashed without reaching their targets," the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.
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'painful blow'

Ukraine Says Destroyed Russian Missile Defense System in Crimea

If confirmed, it would be the third Russian S-400 system to be destroyed since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to the OSINT project Oryx...
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Columns of smoke

Ukraine Missiles Shot Down Over Crimea Bridge – Pro-Russia Official

Two Ukrainian S-200 anti-aircraft guided missile were intercepted, Russia's Defense Ministry claims
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'politik, leader, i borets'

'Putin Is a Great Guy': Crimean Waterpark Staff Forced to Apologize for Dancing to Ukrainian Pop Song

A pro-war Telegram channel that initially denounced the three young women published a video of them reciting a 2014 song about the Russian president.
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under attack

Russia Says Repelled Wave of Ukrainian Drones Targeting Moscow, Annexed Crimea

Russia's Defense Ministry said it had downed 11 Ukrainian drones near Crimea overnight and two drones flying toward Moscow.
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'war crime'

Russia Strikes Ukraine Blood Center, Aeronautics Group - Zelensky

"This war crime alone says everything about Russian aggression," said Zelensky.
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Kerch strait attack

Russian Tanker Hit by Ukrainian Drones: Russian Media

A Russian-installed official said several members of the ship's crew were injured by broken glass.
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sea assault

Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Black Sea Naval Base, Annexed Crimea

Video shared online showed what appeared to be a partly sunken Russian Navy vessel being towed in the waters around Novorossiysk.
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