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Ukrainian attacks leave Russian oil infrastructure ablaze, Crimea halts fuel sales

Videos from social media show fiery explosions at a port in the Kerch Strait late at night, with thick smoke surrounding what appear to be oil tanks. 

Emergency services work on a damaged building, after Regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said on Telegram that Russian forces struck the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with glide bombs on Saturday, in this handout image, with the location given as Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine.
A Russian police officer stands guard at the scene following an overnight explosion at a multi-storey residential building in Sevastopol, Crimea, March 24, 2026.

Russian-held Crimea curbs the use of motorcycles, saying they sound like drones

A Ukrainian serviceman from the special police unit Hyzhak prepares a Gara, a Ukrainian multifunctional unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with artificial intelligence elements, before flying it over positions of Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline in Donetsk.

Drones hit historic museum in Crimea as officials reduce nighttime trains for safety

 The Israeli police pointing towards the inside of a car.

Israel Police chief is right about the crime crisis, wrong to wait for software to fix it - opinion


Crimea official says railway traffic suspended after reported blast

The derailment was caused by 'interference by outsiders,' Crimean railways said in a statement.

 A general view shows a road-and-rail bridge, built to connnect the Russian mainland with the Crimean peninsula, at sunrise in the Kerch Strait, Crimea November 26, 2018.

Traitor next door? Fear stalks Kherson after Russian occupation ends

Fear and suspicion stalk the streets of Kherson, a southern port that was occupied by Russian troops for over eight months before they were driven out by Ukrainian forces.

A burning residential house is seen after a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kherson, Ukraine March 9, 2023.

Russian military helicopter crashes over Crimea, 2 pilots dead

An investigation was opened to confirm the cause of the crash, which occurred in the Dzhankoi region of northern Crimea.

 A view shows a Russian airforce plane at the Belbek airport near Sevastopol, Crimea

At least five wounded due to Russian strikes on Kyiv, city officials say

An explosion was also heard following a missile attack that hit the Black Sea city of Odesa overnight, a local Ukrainian official said.

 A driver walks near his burned car after Russian military strike, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in central Kyiv, Ukraine

Ukraine launches more than 10 drones on Crimea - Russia-installed official

There were no immediate details of any damage from the strikes elsewhere on the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.

A view shows a Russian military base in Sevastopol, Crimea, July 5, 2016.

Oil depot fire part of Ukraine's preparation for counter-offensive - military

A spokesperson for Ukraine's southern command said the fire has caused a great deal of "anxiety" in the Russian military.

A still image from a video shows smoke rising following an alleged drone attack on oil depot in Sevastopol, Crimea, April 29, 2023.

Ukraine says more than 10 oil tanks destroyed in Crimea blast

Kyiv almost never publicly claims responsibility for attacks inside Russia or on Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine.

 Smoke rises over a fuel tank following an alleged drone attack in Sevastopol, Crimea, April 29, 2023.

Ukraine stages raids across Dnipro River as counteroffensive looms

Military analysts say Ukraine is likely soon to launch a counteroffensive and retaking all the Kherson region would be an important step.

 A Ukrainian serviceman with the "5 Separate Assault Brigade", fires an RPG on a training ground, amid Russia?s attack on Ukraine, in the region of Bakhmut, Ukraine, April 6, 2023.

Former Soviet Union nations have no legal status - Chinese ambassador

A French official said on Monday that Shaye will receive a "very firm" update at the French Foreign Ministry on Monday.

 Man carrying a Soviet Union flag.

Russia shoots down Ukrainian missile over Crimean town

Russia's TASS news agency quoted an adviser to Aksyonov, Oleg Kryuchkov, as saying that debris had fallen in a Crimean town.

 Russian national flag flies with backdrop of the Kerch bridge after an explosion destroyed part of it, in the Kerch Strait, Crimea, October 8, 2022