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The Latest Breaking News from Crimea

Russia says Crimea airbase blast was ammo detonation, not attack

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Moscow insisted Tuesday that major blasts at a key military airbase on the Russian-annexed Crimea peninsula were caused by exploding ammunition rather than Ukrainian fire.

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Beachgoers watch explosions at Russian military airfield in Crimea

Sunbathers fled a nearby beach as huge clouds of smoke rose over the horizon

Evening Standard

Sun-baking Russians flee bomb blast in Crimea

Russian tourists sun-baking in Crimea have had a small taste of what Ukrainians are enduring daily: running for their lives from a bomb blast. Powerful

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One killed as blasts rock Russia base in Crimea, Kyiv not taking responsibility

One person was killed on Tuesday when a Russian air base near seaside resorts in the annexed Crimean peninsula was rocked by blasts that Moscow said were detonations of stored ammunition, not the result of any attack.

Reuters

Russian airbase on western coast of Crimea damaged in explosions

One person killed in Novofedorivka, 110 miles from frontline, after ‘aviation munitions detonated’ in storage area

The Guardian - UK

Blasts rock Russian military airbase in annexed Crimea

One killed and eight injured in Russian-annexed territory, with Ukraine saying partisans may have been responsible.

Al Jazeera

Russia says ammunition detonated at Crimea base, one dead

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russia Tuesday attributed loud blasts at a key military airbase on the Moscow-annexed Crimean peninsula to exploding ammunitions, downplaying the possibility that the site was hit by Ukrainian fire.

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Huge explosions rock Russian military base in annexed Crimea

One person has been killed in the blasts, say officials

The Independent UK

Head of Crimea says one person killed in airbase blast

(This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine)

Reuters

Ukraine hits back at Russia by attacking airbase in Crimea as explosions seen for miles

A total of 15 explosions were reported in 30 minutes in Novofedorivka and 30 people from houses adjacent to the airfield were evacuated as columns of smoke and dust covered the area

Daily Mirror

'We’re breaking stereotypes': LGBT+ soldiers hope Ukraine moves towards same-sex marriage

Pasha Iagoyda, 21, (pictured left) is fighting for his country as an anti-aircraft gunner in the Ukrainian army. His partner Vladislav (right, with Pasha) fought to defend Ukraine in 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea. But if Pasha is injured in the current war, Vladislav will not be able to visit…

France 24

Russia says Crimea airbase blast was detonation of ammunition, not attack

Russia's defence ministry said an explosion at a Russian military airbase in Crimea on Tuesday had been caused by a detonation of aviation ammunition, and that there had been no casualties, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Reuters

Five injured as blasts rock Russian air base in annexed Crimea

Blasts rocked a Russian air base near seaside resorts in the annexed Crimean peninsula on Thursday, injuring five people according to local authorities in what Moscow attributed to detonations in ammunition stories.

Reuters

Ukraine war set to enter ‘new phase’ as Russian forces prepare for Kherson counter-offensive, MoD warns

The war in Ukraine is set to enter a new phase, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said, with Russian forces “almost certainly” preparing for a Ukrainian counter-offensive in the south.

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Al Jazeera

Ukraine ‘corrodes’ Russian forces in southern counteroffensive

Ukraine started its counteroffensive in Kherson province by cutting off Russian supply lines to its forward positions.

Al Jazeera

The Ukrainian Muslims fighting against Russia

Those who have joined the war effort against Russian forces also fight past injustices and to return to Crimea.

Reuters

UK says rail link to Kherson from Crimea not operational due to Ukrainian strike

The rail link connecting Russian-occupied Kherson in southern Ukraine with Crimea is highly unlikely to be operational due to a Ukrainian strike against a Russian ammunition train, Britain said on Wednesday.

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Ukraine grain on the move as war grinds on

Russia continues to bombard Ukraine’s Donbas, as the first grain shipment since the February invasion leaves the Black Sea port of Odessa bound for Lebanon.

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South Ukraine city pounded as Russia says drone attacks Crimea navy HQ

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine said the "strongest" shelling by Moscow so far of the southern city Mykolaiv killed a grain tycoon Sunday, as Russia claimed an attack from a drone wounded six personnel at the headquarters of its Black Sea fleet in annexed Crimea.

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Russia says drone attack hits Crimea navy HQ

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russia said an attack from a drone Sunday wounded six personnel at the headquarters of its Black Sea fleet in annexed Crimea, as authorities in Ukraine's southern city of Mykolaiv reported it had suffered its "strongest" shelling of the war.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Official Says Ukraine Carried Out Drone Attack on Black Sea Fleet HQ

A senior official in Russian-annexed Crimea accused Ukraine on Sunday of carrying out a drone attack ahead of planned celebrations to mark Navy Day, injuring five and forcing the cancellation of festivities. The accusation comes hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to oversee Navy Day celebrations in his…

Reuters

Russian official says Ukraine carried out drone attack on Black Sea fleet HQ

AFP

Fighter jets and warships: Russians get a taste of Crimea summer vacation

Sevastopol (AFP) - Russian tourist Alexandra Rumyantseva is tanning on a beach in Moscow-annexed Crimea, not far away from the front lines of Ukraine's eastern and southern territories.

Reuters

The Ukrainian fighters standing in Russia’s way on eastern front

Barely a kilometre from Russian positions defending the captured eastern city of Izium, Ukrainian and foreign fighters hunker in a dank basement. Artillery rains down on them most nights, shaking loose the plaster and filling the air with dust.

Daily Mirror

Deadly eye-bleeding virus which kills up to a third of patients reaches Europe

The rare but often deadly Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever was recently caught by a man in Spain. Symptoms are grim and reportedly include vomiting and bleeding from the eyes

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