Russian Black Sea fleet commander killed in Crimea, claims Ukraine
1 year, 2 months ago

Russian Black Sea fleet commander killed in Crimea, claims Ukraine

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Ukraine’s special forces said on Monday they had killed Moscow’s top admiral in Crimea along with 33 other officers in last week’s missile attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in the port of Sevastopol Ukraine’s special forces said on Monday they had killed Moscow’s top admiral in Crimea along with 33 other officers in last week’s missile attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in the port of Sevastopol. The Russian Defence Ministry did not immediately respond when asked by Reuters to confirm or deny that Admiral Viktor Sokolov, the commander of the Black Sea Fleet and one of Russia’s most senior navy officers, had been killed. Kyiv has said that destroying the Russian Black Sea fleet would significantly speed up the end of the war. Earlier this month, Russia’s defence ministry said that Ukraine attacked a Black Sea naval shipyard with 10 cruise missiles.

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Ukraine war: Russia attacks Kyiv with a barrage of drones, missiles in first combined strike
1 month, 1 week ago

Ukraine war: Russia attacks Kyiv with a barrage of drones, missiles in first combined strike

Firstpost  

Russia on Wednesday launched its first combined drone and missile assault on Kyiv in over 70 days as Ukrainian leaders urgently seek more Western air defence support amid political concerns Russia escalated its attacks on Kyiv on Wednesday, launching a barrage of drones and missiles in its first combined aerial assault on the capital in more than 70 says, authorities …

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russia bombs civilian ships in Odesa
3 months ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russia bombs civilian ships in Odesa

The Telegraph  

A civilian vessel and port infrastructure were struck by a Russian missile in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa on Friday. “Debris from, according to preliminary assessment, an Iskander-M missile, damaged port and civilian infrastructure, as well as a civilian ship flying the flag of Antigua,” Kiper said. The strike follows Ukraine’s accusation last week that Moscow targeted a civilian …

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 933
3 months, 1 week ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 933

Al Jazeera  

Here is the situation on Sunday, September 15, 2024. Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its air defence units destroyed 29 drones Ukraine launched overnight targeting seven Russian regions, including Bryansk, Smolensk, Oryol, Belgorod, Kaluga and Rostov. Admiral Rob Bauer, who serves as the principal adviser to NATO’s secretary-general, said Ukraine would have a good military reason to strike deeper into …

Ukraine navy chief says Russia is losing Crimean hub in Black Sea
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine navy chief says Russia is losing Crimean hub in Black Sea

Hindustan Times  

By Tom Balmforth Ukraine navy chief says Russia is losing Crimean hub in Black Sea ODESA, Ukraine - The Russian navy's Black Sea Fleet has been forced to rebase nearly all its combat-ready warships from occupied Crimea to other locations, and its main naval hub is becoming ineffectual because of attacks by Kyiv, Ukraine's navy chief said. Russia's Novorossiisk naval …

Russia, Ukraine trade air attacks as Moscow blames US for beach strike
6 months ago

Russia, Ukraine trade air attacks as Moscow blames US for beach strike

Al Jazeera  

Russia says six killed in attacks by Kyiv, while Russian strikes on Ukraine kill one person in Kharkiv. One person was also killed and ten others wounded by Russian strikes on Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv, regional governor Oleh Synehubov said. Separately, in the Belgorod region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Telegram that one person was killed and three wounded …

Ukraine says Crimea attack destroyed two Russian military boats
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine says Crimea attack destroyed two Russian military boats

The Hindu  

Ukraine's GUR military intelligence service said on May 30 that its forces had used naval drones to destroy two Russian patrol boats off Moscow-annexed Crimea. The GUR agency wrote on Telegram that its Group 13 special forces unit using Ukrainian naval drones "successfully attacked the boats of the aggressor state of Russia in temporarily occupied Crimea". Russia said earlier it …

Ukrainian navy says a third of Russian warships in the Black Sea have been destroyed or disabled
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukrainian navy says a third of Russian warships in the Black Sea have been destroyed or disabled

Deccan Chronicle  

Kyiv, Mar 26 Ukraine has sunk or disabled a third of all Russian warships in the Black Sea in just over two years of war, the navy spokesman said on Tuesday, a heavy blow to Moscow's military capability. Ukraine's Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk told The Associated Press that the latest strike on Saturday night hit the Russian amphibious landing ship …

Ukrainian navy says a third of Russian warships in the Black Sea have been destroyed or disabled
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukrainian navy says a third of Russian warships in the Black Sea have been destroyed or disabled

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine has sunk or disabled a third of all Russian warships in the Black Sea in just over two years of war, the navy spokesman said Tuesday, a heavy blow to Moscow’s military capability. Ukraine’s Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk told The Associated Press that the latest strike on Saturday night hit the Russian amphibious landing ship Kostiantyn …

Ukrainian navy says a third of Russian warships in the Black Sea have been destroyed or disabled
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukrainian navy says a third of Russian warships in the Black Sea have been destroyed or disabled

LA Times  

A sea drone cruises on the water during a demonstration this month by Ukraine’s Security Service in the Kyiv region. Ukraine has sunk or disabled a third of all Russian warships in the Black Sea in just over two years of war, Kyiv’s navy spokesman said Tuesday, a heavy blow to Moscow’s military capability. Ukraine’s navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk told …

Russia’s Black Sea fleet ‘functionally inactive’ after Ukrainian strikes
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia’s Black Sea fleet ‘functionally inactive’ after Ukrainian strikes

The Telegraph  

The Russian Black Sea fleet has been left “functionally inactive” following a series of Ukrainian missile strikes, Grant Shapps, the Defence Secretary, has said. On Sunday, Kyiv forces destroyed two large Russian warships, the Yamal and the Azov, in the Black Sea along with other navy facilities. “Putin’s continued illegal occupation of Ukraine is exacting a massive cost on Russia’s …

Ukraine says it hit two Russian warships in strikes on Crimea
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine says it hit two Russian warships in strikes on Crimea

The Hindu  

The Ukrainian military said it hit two large Russian landing ships in attacks on the annexed Crimean peninsula early on Sunday, as well as a communications centre and other infrastructure used by the Russian navy in the Black Sea. "The defence forces of Ukraine successfully hit the Azov and Yamal large landing ships, a communications centre and also several infrastructure …

Russian missile attack kills 20 in Ukraine's Odesa, Zelenskyy vows retaliation for 'vile' assault
9 months, 1 week ago

Russian missile attack kills 20 in Ukraine's Odesa, Zelenskyy vows retaliation for 'vile' assault

India TV News  

Kyiv: A Russian ballistic missile attack struck a residential area in Ukraine's Black Sea port city of Odesa on Friday, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 70, in Moscow's deadliest attack in weeks, according to officials. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia would get a "fair response" for the "vile" assault on a city that has been …

Ukraine says it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech drones
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine says it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech drones

ABC  

In short: Ukraine's military intelligence agency says a special operations unit using high-tech drones sank the Russian patrol ship Sergey Kotov. Ukraine's military intelligence agency says a special operations unit using high-tech drones sank the Russian patrol ship Sergey Kotov. Ukraine claimed on Tuesday to have sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones, as Kyiv's …

Ukrainian sea drones down Russian warship in Black Sea, says military | WATCH
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukrainian sea drones down Russian warship in Black Sea, says military | WATCH

India TV News  

Kyiv: Ukrainian sea drones struck and sank a Russian Black Sea Fleet warship off the occupied Crimea region in an overnight attack, the Ukrainian military said on Tuesday. Ukraine's GUR military intelligence agency said Magura V5 maritime drones were fired at the Sergey Kotov patrol vessel near the Kerch Strait, which connects the Sea of Azov to the Black Sea. …

Ukrainian attacks increasingly sap the power of Russia’s Black Sea fleet
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukrainian attacks increasingly sap the power of Russia’s Black Sea fleet

Associated Press  

Ukrainian sea drones reportedly sank another Russian warship in the Black Sea on Tuesday, the latest in a series of strikes that has crippled Moscow’s naval capability and limited its operations with the war now in its third year. Western officials praise the efficiency of the Ukrainian attacks, noting that Kyiv has smartly used its limited resources to defeat far …

Ukrainian attacks increasingly sap the power of Russia's Black Sea fleet
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukrainian attacks increasingly sap the power of Russia's Black Sea fleet

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Western officials praise the efficiency of the Ukrainian attacks, …

Ukraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine claimed Tuesday it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones as Kyiv’s forces take aim at targets well behind the war’s front line. Kyiv officials say some 20% of Russian missile attacks on Ukraine are launched from the Black Sea, and successful Ukrainian attacks have dented Moscow’s capability. Also Tuesday, …

Russian Black Sea ship Sergey Kotov sunk after drone strike, says Ukraine
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian Black Sea ship Sergey Kotov sunk after drone strike, says Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Kyiv’s military intelligence unit says it sank the patrol ship Sergey Kotov near the Crimean peninsula. In an apparent reference to the attack, the Ukrainian president’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said on Telegram that Russia’s Black Sea Fleet – based in the peninsula’s port of Sevastopol – is “a symbol of the occupation,” adding that, “it cannot be in …

Ukraine says it has destroyed another Russian warship in the Black Sea
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine says it has destroyed another Russian warship in the Black Sea

New Indian Express  

KYIV: Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces had destroyed a Russian military patrol ship in the Black Sea near annexed Crimea, the latest naval attack on Moscow's fleet in the key waterway. Ukraine's GUR military intelligence unit on Tuesday released a black and white video of what it said was the overnight attack on the Sergei Kotov, a 94-metre Russian …

Ukraine says it destroyed Russian landing warship in Black Sea
10 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine says it destroyed Russian landing warship in Black Sea

The Hindu  

Ukraine destroyed a Russian landing warship off the coast of occupied Crimea in an operation with naval drones that breached the vessel's port side on Wednesday and caused it to start sinking, Kyiv's military spy agency and armed forces said. Ukraine's GUR military intelligence agency published grainy footage on Telegram purporting to show several naval drones approaching a large vessel …

Ukraine claims critical strike on Caesar Kunikov, Russian Black Sea warship
10 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine claims critical strike on Caesar Kunikov, Russian Black Sea warship

Al Jazeera  

The attack near occupied Crimea came as Ukraine’s new military chief toured the front lines. Ukraine reported its forces have critically damaged a large Russian warship off occupied Crimea, landing a new blow on its foe’s Black Sea fleet. Ukraine’s armed forces said on Wednesday that the attack with naval drones had “destroyed” the Caesar Kunikov landing ship. Russian state …

Ukraine says ‘destroyed’ Russian ship in underwater drone attack off Crimea
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine says ‘destroyed’ Russian ship in underwater drone attack off Crimea

Al Jazeera  

Military intelligence releases nighttime video showing sinking of ship it said was the missile boat Ivanovets. Ukraine has said it used sea drones to attack and destroy a Russian warship in the Black Sea near the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula. The military intelligence agency, known by its Ukrainian acronym GUR, published a video on Thursday that it said depicted a naval …

Ukraine destroys Russian warship in Black Sea
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine destroys Russian warship in Black Sea

Hindustan Times  

Ukraine claims to have destroyed a Russian warship from the Black Sea Fleet in a special operation off Russian-occupied Crimea. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky The offical account of Ukraine's defense ministry on X has shared a video on Thursday, purpotedly showing the sinking of the Russian warship. The ministry informed that a special unit of Ukraine's defense destroyed the missile …

Ukraine claims its sea drones sank a Russian warship. Moscow says Patriot missiles downed its plane
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine claims its sea drones sank a Russian warship. Moscow says Patriot missiles downed its plane

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine claimed Thursday it used sea drones to sink a small Russian warship in the Black Sea as Russian investigators alleged that a Russian military transport plane that crashed last month was brought down by two U.S.-made Patriot missiles fired by Kyiv’s forces. Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, known by its Ukrainian acronym GUR, published a video that …

Dozens of Russian sailors are thought to have died when 'British-supplied Storm Shadow missile' fired by Ukraine obliterated warship in Crimea
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Dozens of Russian sailors are thought to have died when 'British-supplied Storm Shadow missile' fired by Ukraine obliterated warship in Crimea

Daily Mail  

Dozens of Russian sailors are believed to have perished when the Novocherkassk large landing ship was sunk by a £2.5 million British-supplied Storm Shadow missile. Blitzed Russian landing ship Novocherkassk as flames were extinguished on the vessel used to carry munitions to strike Ukraine It appears that the ship's commander - Captain Nikolay Stepanenko, 39 - is one of the …

Ukraine destroys Russian warship in Crimea in major blow to Black Sea fleet
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine destroys Russian warship in Crimea in major blow to Black Sea fleet

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Kyiv’s air force announced that it had hit a …

Russian naval ship in Crimea damaged in airstrike by Ukrainian forces: Russian Defense Ministry
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian naval ship in Crimea damaged in airstrike by Ukrainian forces: Russian Defense Ministry

The Hindu  

A Russian naval ship in Crimea was damaged in an airstrike by Ukrainian forces, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The landing ship Novocherkassk was hit at a base in the city of Feodosia by plane-launched guided missiles, the ministry said, adding that two Ukrainian fighter jets were destroyed by anti-aircraft fire during the attack. Over the past several months, Ukrainian …

Ukraine damages a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea after battlefield disappointments
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine damages a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea after battlefield disappointments

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian warplanes damaged a Russian ship moored in the Black Sea off Crimea, both countries said Tuesday, bolstering Ukrainian morale after battlefield disappointments and doubts about the future of Western aid. It’s extremely difficult for a ship to survive something like that,” Ukrainian air force spokesman Yurii Ihnat said on U.S.-backed Radio Liberty. U.K. Defense Secretary Grant …

One killed as Ukraine strikes Russian warship on Black Sea port in Crimea, Moscow admits damage
11 months, 3 weeks ago

One killed as Ukraine strikes Russian warship on Black Sea port in Crimea, Moscow admits damage

India TV News  

A large Russian landing warship was struck by cruise missiles as part of a major attack by Ukraine in a Black Sea port in Crimea, killing at least one person and injuring several others. The attack sent a strong reply to Russia's offensive against Kyiv and could hinder any attempt by Moscow to seize any more Ukrainian territory along the …

Russia confirms Ukraine destroyed its warship in Crimea attack
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia confirms Ukraine destroyed its warship in Crimea attack

Al Jazeera  

One person reported killed in attack that targeted the Novocherkassk, which Ukraine said was being used to transport Russian drones. Ukraine’s air force said earlier that it had “destroyed” the Novocherkassk landing ship, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joking on social media that the vessel had now joined “the Russian underwater Black Sea fleet”. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu informed President …

A Russian missile hits a Liberia-flagged ship in Odesa, Ukraine’s main Black Sea port
1 year, 1 month ago

A Russian missile hits a Liberia-flagged ship in Odesa, Ukraine’s main Black Sea port

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian port of Odesa hit a Liberian-flagged freighter, killing a port worker and wounding another, as well as three citizens of the Philippines, crew members on the ship, Ukraine’s armed forces said Thursday. Odesa port facilities have come under Russian attack 21 times since Russia in August declined to renew a …

Ukraine says Russia struck civilian ship near Odesa
1 year, 1 month ago

Ukraine says Russia struck civilian ship near Odesa

Al Jazeera  

A missile has hit a civilian vessel in the Black Sea region, killing one and injuring four, the army says. Russia has fired a missile at a Liberia-flagged civilian ship entering a port in the Black Sea region of Odesa, according to the Ukrainian army. Since a United Nations-brokered deal guaranteeing safe passage for civilian ships fell through in July, …

A Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in Crimea damages a Russian ship
1 year, 1 month ago

A Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in Crimea damages a Russian ship

LA Times  

Ukraine’s National Guard 1st brigade Bureviy engages in military training in the north of Ukraine on Friday. The Russian military said a Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in annexed Crimea damaged a Russian ship. The Ukrainian air force commander, Mykola Oleshchuk, said in a statement that at the time of the attack carried out by Ukrainian tactical aviation, “one …

Ukraine military says it hit Zalyv shipyard in Russian-annexed Crimea
1 year, 1 month ago

Ukraine military says it hit Zalyv shipyard in Russian-annexed Crimea

Al Jazeera  

Crimea’s Russian-installed chief says downed missile fragments had hit a dry dock and that there were no casualties. Ukraine had “implemented successful strikes on marine and port infrastructure of the ‘Zalyv’ factory in the temporarily occupied city of Kerch,” the Department for Strategic Communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a Telegram post, giving no further details. “I …

Ukraine’s leader says Russian naval assets are no longer safe in the Black Sea near Crimea
1 year, 1 month ago

Ukraine’s leader says Russian naval assets are no longer safe in the Black Sea near Crimea

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed on Tuesday that recent Ukrainian attacks have denied the Russian fleet safe bases and secure maritime corridors in the western part of the Black Sea, as Kyiv’s troops look to squeeze the Kremlin’s occupying forces out of the Crimean Peninsula. Crimea provides rear support for Moscow’s battlefield efforts further west and has …

Ukraine's leader says Russian naval assets are no longer safe in the Black Sea near Crimea
1 year, 1 month ago

Ukraine's leader says Russian naval assets are no longer safe in the Black Sea near Crimea

The Independent  

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Russia claims destruction of three Ukrainian boats off Crimea
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia claims destruction of three Ukrainian boats off Crimea

Al Jazeera  

The Black Sea, which Ukraine needs to export its grain, has been a key battleground in the ongoing war. Russia’s Ministry of Defence says its naval forces have destroyed three unmanned Ukrainian boats in the northern part of the Black Sea off the Crimean Peninsula, the latest in a series of attacks around the contested waterway that is crucial to …

‘They miscalculated’: Ukraine turns the tables on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
1 year, 2 months ago

‘They miscalculated’: Ukraine turns the tables on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

Al Jazeera  

Russia relocates ships from their main base in Sevastopol while the UK lauds Kyiv’s ‘functional defeat of the Black Sea Fleet’. British Defence Minister James Heappey compared the “functional defeat of the Black Sea Fleet” to the liberation of Kharkiv Oblast one year ago. “This is the reason why a large part of the Black Sea fleet vessels were relocated …

Russia says Ukraine’s Western allies assisted in Black Sea Fleet HQ attack
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia says Ukraine’s Western allies assisted in Black Sea Fleet HQ attack

Al Jazeera  

Moscow says US, UK had role in planning and executing of attack by providing spy plane, satellite intelligence to Kyiv. Russia accused Ukraine’s Western allies of helping plan and execute a missile attack on the Russian Black Sea fleet’s headquarters in the annexed Crimean Peninsula last week. Moscow’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that Western reconnaissance data, …

Russia accuses Ukraine’s Western allies of helping attack its Black Sea fleet headquarters
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia accuses Ukraine’s Western allies of helping attack its Black Sea fleet headquarters

LA Times  

In this satellite photo provided by Planet Labs, smoke billows from a headquarters building for the Russian Black Sea fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea, on Friday after it was struck by a missile. Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine’s Western allies of helping plan and conduct last week’s missile strike on the Black Sea fleet’s headquarters on the annexed Crimean Peninsula. The …

Ukraine strikes deep inside Crimea, cuts through Surovikin Line
1 year, 2 months ago

Ukraine strikes deep inside Crimea, cuts through Surovikin Line

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine dealt a crippling blow to the Black Sea Fleet leadership, reportedly killing many of its officers during a planning meeting in their headquarters. Ukraine’s military intelligence chief said the attack also seriously wounded the commander of Russian forces on the southern front, Colonel General Alexander Romanchuk. Improved intelligence to “understand when the Russian leadership is getting together” was one …

Putin 'was betrayed by his own disgruntled officers who handed intelligence to Kyiv' for Storm Shadow strike that 'killed 34'
1 year, 2 months ago

Putin 'was betrayed by his own disgruntled officers who handed intelligence to Kyiv' for Storm Shadow strike that 'killed 34'

Daily Mail  

Russian naval officers leaked top secret details to Ukraine which led to a devastating missile strike on Vladimir Putin's Black Sea Fleet headquarters, it is claimed. The strike killed Admiral Viktor Sokolov, 61, commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, and a total of 34 officers, with 105 wounded, according to Ukraine's special operations force. 'Delays in payments alone do …

Russian Black Sea commander seen in video after Ukraine said it killed him
1 year, 2 months ago

Russian Black Sea commander seen in video after Ukraine said it killed him

Al Jazeera  

Viktor Solokov, Moscow’s top admiral in Crimea, was shown in a Russian defence ministry video conference after allegedly being killed in a weekend missile attack. Viktor Sokolov, commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Crimea, has been shown attending a meeting a day after Ukrainian special forces claimed he died in a barrage of missiles. Ukraine’s special forces said on …

Ukraine claims attack on Russian navy headquarters in Crimea killed 34, including fleet commander
1 year, 2 months ago

Ukraine claims attack on Russian navy headquarters in Crimea killed 34, including fleet commander

The Hindu  

The missile strike that blasted the Crimean headquarters of Russia's navy last week killed 34 officers, including the fleet commander, Ukraine said Monday, though it provided no evidence to support its claim. Ukraine's Special Operation Forces said on the Telegram messaging app that its strike on the main building of the Black Sea Fleet headquarters in the port city of …

Russia's Black Sea Fleet commander was among dozens of officers killed when Crimea HQ was hit in Storm Shadow missile strike, says Ukraine - as troops make breakthrough in key battleground
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia's Black Sea Fleet commander was among dozens of officers killed when Crimea HQ was hit in Storm Shadow missile strike, says Ukraine - as troops make breakthrough in key battleground

Daily Mail  

Ukraine has claimed it killed the commander of Russia's Black Sea fleet in an unprecedented and devastating missile strike on Vladimir Putin's naval headquarters in the annexed Crimean peninsula last week. The reported breakthrough came as Kyiv said that senior Russian navy commanders had been among dozens killed or wounded in a missile attack on Moscow 's Black Sea Fleet …

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet commander among 34 killed in a missile strike in Crimea, Ukraine claims
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet commander among 34 killed in a missile strike in Crimea, Ukraine claims

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The missile strike that blasted the Crimean headquarters of Russia’s navy last week killed 34 officers, including the fleet commander, Ukraine said Monday, though it provided no evidence to support its claim. Ukraine’s Special Operation Forces said on the Telegram messaging app that its strike on the main building of the Black Sea Fleet headquarters in the …

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet commander among 34 killed in a missile strike in Crimea, Ukraine says
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet commander among 34 killed in a missile strike in Crimea, Ukraine says

LA Times  

Russia has continually targeted port and grain storage facilities in Odesa since pulling out of a deal that allowed Ukrainian grain exports to countries facing the threat of hunger. The missile strike that blasted the Crimean headquarters of Russia’s navy last week killed 34 officers, including the fleet commander, Ukraine said Monday, though it provided no evidence to support its …

Ukraine targets a key Crimean city a day after striking Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine targets a key Crimean city a day after striking Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine on Saturday morning launched another missile attack on Sevastopol on the occupied Crimean Peninsula, a Russian-installed official said, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet that left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering. Ukraine’s intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, told Voice of America on Saturday that at least nine …

Ukraine targets a key Crimean city a day after striking Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine targets a key Crimean city a day after striking Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters

LA Times  

Ukraine on Saturday launched another missile attack on Sevastopol on the occupied Crimean peninsula, a Russian-installed official said, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea fleet that left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering. Ukraine’s intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, told Voice of America on Saturday that at least nine people were killed and …

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