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Ukraine says it is mounting up to eight unguided rockets on fixed-wing long-range drones to hit targets deep inside Russia, including a Black Sea Fleet facility in Crimea, with some claims of strikes up to 500 km (about 310 miles) from the border, while keeping the drone’s explosive warhead for primary targets.
Ukraine’s newly formed Unmanned Systems Forces conducted a 48-hour drone blitz on May 16–17, striking 46 Russian targets with 186 precision hits across occupied Ukrainian territories and deep into Russia, including a Caspian Sea patrol ship, a Tor-M2 air-defense system, and a subterranean communications hub in Myrny, as part of Kyiv’s broader long‑range campaign to degrade Kremlin logistics and command.
Ukraine condemned the U.S.-brokered five-for-five prisoner swap that included Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin, saying Kyiv will pursue all legal avenues to prosecute him for Crimea-era digs that Ukrainian authorities say caused more than 200 million hryvnias in damage; the EU has sanctioned Russians linked to illegal excavations in occupied Crimea, and Kyiv warns of ongoing looting of Ukraine’s cultural heritage (more than 2,300 artifacts stolen).
A Ukrainian drone attack against Sevastopol in annexed Crimea killed a man inside a vehicle and wounded three others, with Moscow-installed governor Mikhail Razvozhayev saying 43 drones were shot down and damage occurred to homes and a dance school in the port city that hosts the Black Sea fleet.
Ukrainian forces mounted overnight strikes in Russian-occupied Crimea, hitting the Black Sea Fleet base at Sevastopol and the Belbek airfield and damaging ships including the Yamal and Filchenkov, the Ivan Khurs and other facilities, while also striking the Yaroslavl oil refinery and other sites inside Russia. Separately, the US intercepted Iran’s Sevan vessel in the Arabian Sea under sanctions, and Germany cited Russia as behind a large-scale phishing campaign targeting Signal and WhatsApp, underscoring a mix of military, energy and cyber actions connected to the war.
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) conducted a large overnight strike in occupied Crimea, targeting the Black Sea Fleet’s assets in Sevastopol and Belbek, destroying a MiG-31 at Belbek, and damaging the Yamal and Filchenkov landing ships as well as the Ivan Khurs reconnaissance ship, while hitting radar and air-defense facilities to degrade Russia’s air and naval capabilities in the peninsula.
Ukraine says its drones hit two Russian landing ships and a radar station in Sevastopol Bay, Crimea, claiming the 150-million-dollar vessels were struck and radar gear destroyed. Russia responded with strikes across Ukraine, including Kyiv, and damage at the Tuapse port where casualties were reported. The flare-up comes as peace talks stall and Western sanctions on Russian oil linger, with the UN estimating civilian deaths at over 15,000 since the invasion.
Ukraine’s HUR says its Prymary unit hit two Russian landing ships and a Podlyot-K1 radar in Sevastopol Bay, putting the vessels out of action and destroying the radar, with a video of the strikes released by Kyiv but no independent verification available and Moscow offering no immediate comment.
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) says its Alpha special forces struck three Russian Navy ships in occupied Crimea—the Yamal and Azov and a third vessel—plus damaged drone-communications, a Mys-M1 radar, and fuel depots, as part of a broader effort to weaken Russia’s logistics and military presence on the peninsula.
Ukrainian forces said they conducted overnight strikes on two oil facilities—Krymskaya oil pumping station in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai and the Gvardiyskaya oil depot in occupied Crimea—along with other targets, while Russia claimed to intercept drones; Kyiv says the strikes aim to reduce Russia’s offensive potential by targeting critical logistics in both mainland Russia and occupied Ukrainian territory.
Russia's Defense Ministry says its air defenses shot down more than 150 Ukrainian drones overnight—the largest wave this year—broken down as 79 over the Black Sea/Sea of Azov, 38 over Crimea, and 18 over the Krasnodar region. A 9-year-old was injured in Sevastopol; the Ilsky Oil Refinery in Krasnodar caught fire. About a dozen airports reported temporary flight restrictions as 27 more drones were downed on Tuesday morning, ahead of a fresh round of peace talks in Switzerland between Russia and Ukraine.
Ukraine’s General Staff says its forces hit Russia’s BK-16 landing craft in the Novoozerne area of occupied Crimea on Feb. 12, along with a radar station in Crimea and a communications node in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast; on Feb. 13, Ukraine reportedly struck a Russian ammunition depot near Novoeokonomichne in Donetsk Oblast. Crimea has been under Russian occupation since 2014, and Kyiv says it will continue strikes to weaken Russia’s military potential.
Ukraine’s General Staff says its forces struck a Russian BK-16 transport-landing craft near Novoozerne in Crimea, along with an RSP-10 radar near Hvardiiske and a Russian communications hub near Prymorsk on Feb. 12, and an ammunition depot near Novoekonomichne in the Donetsk region on Feb. 13, as Kyiv continues strikes to reduce Moscow’s offensive potential; losses are being clarified.
Ukraine’s SBU released footage of Alpha Group drone strikes on Russian aircraft parked at Crimean airfields, claiming over $1 billion in damage across 15 targets, as part of a broader long-range drone campaign that also targets air defenses and drone production facilities.
Ukrainian forces targeted and struck Russian military facilities in Crimea, including a base for unmanned maritime vessels, as part of ongoing efforts to weaken Russian military capabilities in the region.