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Crimea
As President Vladimir Putin’s cabinet reshuffle took shape and the war in Ukraine rages on, sacking Sergei Shoigu seemed momentous, but the removal of Patrushev has potentially greater significance.
May. 15
Crimea
ASTRA reports on Telegram, citing its own sources, that the commander of a Russian military unit sited on Mount Ai-Petri in occupied Crimea was killed in a missile attack on Monday, May 13.
May. 13
War in Ukraine
The men were charged with treason and espionage after sharing information on the location and movements of Russian army units that helped the Ukrainian army target aerial strikes.
May. 13
War in Ukraine
Following Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine became the largest importer of weapons in Europe, but Ukrainian weapons makers feel they could become one of the world’s top ten weapons exporters.
May. 12
War in Ukraine
In occupied Dzhankoy, the partisans also surveilled the transfer of a train loaded with Russian BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems en route to the Kherson region.
May. 8
Crimea
The decrease in military traffic on the Crimean Bridge is intended to render it less vulnerable to attacks by the Ukrainian armed forces, according to Molfar open source analysts.
May. 7
Drones
The Russian Defense Ministry published a video showing a Ukrainian unmanned surface vessel (sea drone) equipped with an R-73 anti-aircraft missile attacking Russian helicopter in the Black Sea.
May. 7
Putin
An independent investigation reports that the residence in the Gelendzhik Black Sea resort has been extensively renovated to remove much of the previous gaudiness with icons and pictures of war.
May. 7
War in Ukraine
Kyiv Post asks German expert Andreas Unland about the implications of a successful Ukrainian attack on Russia’s main link with occupied Crimea – the Kerch Bridge
May. 7
![[VIDEO] Ukrainian MAGURA V5 Drone Hit Russian Speedboat in Crimea, Intel Sources Say](https://static.kyivpost.com/storage/2024/05/06/a21f2631e30ae12219e2c47085066d58.jpg?w=420&q=85&f=webp)
War in Ukraine
On May 6, the HUR attacked a Russian speedboat off the coast of Crimea. The extent of damage to the boat is still being established, but the boat was likely destroyed and then sank.
May. 6
Crimea
The Russian news site Kommersant says forensic investigators have identified that solid rocket fuel hidden in rolls of polyethylene film was used to blow up the Crimean Bridge in October 2022.
May. 5
Crimea
In April, the United States confirmed it had sent these missiles to Ukraine, which had been pressing for them to strike targets way beyond the front line.
May. 4
Crimea
Russia said it found an unexploded cluster munition from an intercepted ATACMS missile in occupied Crimea – whatever it was, it didn’t come from an ATACMS.
May. 2
Crimea
News platforms said it was the long-range version of the US weapon but there was no early Kyiv confirmation. It may have been Ukraine’s most ambitious ballistic missile strike of the war so far.
Apr. 30
US
Moscow-friendly mil-bloggers mostly predicted the US-made missiles will hit air defenses in Crimea, but some Kremlin-run major media said the Russian Federation itself is ATACMS’ next target.
Apr. 25
Crimea
Preliminary information said one died and three were injured. Russian authorities said “violation of the rules of the technological process” was to blame.
Apr. 24
Pantsir-S1 missile system is not only guarding an oil depot and ammo warehouses but also a tank training range, an airfield, and a combat dolphin training facility in Russian-occupied Sevastopol.
Nov. 20