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Russia blames the U.S. for Ukrainian missile attack on Crimea

June 26, 2024 -

Moscow leveled the accusation against Washington on June 23, noting that the five projectiles used during the strike on the same day were the U.S.-delivered Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). The Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD) said four of the ATACMS projectiles were equipped with lethal cluster warheads. The four were shot down by Russian air defense systems, while the ammunition of the fifth missile had detonated in mid-air.

According to the MOD, U.S. specialists ...

Ukraine’s experimental DRONE BOATS strike two Russian Navy ships in Crimea

October 15, 2023 -

On Friday, Oct. 13, one such Ukrainian drone struck a Russian Buyan-M-class ship in Sevastopol Bay in Crimea. Two days before on Wednesday, Oct. 11, the patrol ship and missile carrier known as the "Pavel Derzhavin" was attacked by another drone. (Related: Russia pulls Black Sea vessels out of Crimea following Ukrainian missile, drone strikes.)

If these strikes can be independently confirmed by third parties, it could mean that Ukrainian drone strikes ...

Chinese cargo ship’s covert Crimea visit signals dangerous new phase in sanctions evasion

September 27, 2025 -

In a bold move that challenges international law and Western sanctions, a Chinese-owned cargo ship has been documented docking in the Russian-occupied port of Sevastopol, Crimea. This event, reported by the Financial Times on Tuesday, Sept. 23, marks the first known instance of such a vessel calling at the annexed peninsula since 2014. The journey of the Panama-flagged Heng Yang 9, operated by China's Guangxi Changhai Shipping Company, was ...

Escalating drone warfare: Ukraine and Russia exchange deadly strikes in Crimea and beyond

September 23, 2025 -

Tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated further over the weekend as both sides accused each other of deadly attacks on civilian and infrastructure targets. In Crimea, a Ukrainian drone strike reportedly killed three people and injured 16 at a wellness resort, while Russian forces launched retaliatory bombings in southeastern Ukraine, leaving at least three dead.

The strikes underscore the intensifying drone warfare that has become ...

Trump threatens to quit Ukraine peace talks amid Zelensky’s rejection of Crimea concessions

April 23, 2025 -

President Donald Trump warned Monday that the United States will withdraw from leading Ukraine peace talks if Kyiv refuses to recognize Crimea as Russian territory, intensifying a diplomatic crisis as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky defiantly rejected the proposal. The U.S. peace framework, which could include a European-led “resiliency force” to enforce a ceasefire, faces collapse as Kyiv’s resolve hardens against concessions, setting the ...

Zelensky predicts ISOLATION of Crimea region in 2024 during New Year’s Day interview

January 05, 2024 -

Zelensky made the prediction in a Jan. 1 interview with the Economist magazine. According to him, Kyiv will seek to cut off access to Crimea's Kerch Peninsula by destroying the Kerch Strait Bridge. The bridge connects Crimea to the Taman Peninsula in Russia's Krasnodar Krai region.

To accomplish this goal, Zelensky demanded that the West give him long-range Taurus cruise missiles made in Germany. Despite France and the United Kingdom providing Kyiv ...

Russia pulls Black Sea vessels out of Crimea following Ukrainian missile, drone strikes

October 09, 2023 -

Now, the mainstream media is making it appear that Ukrainian missile and drone attacks are challenging Moscow's hold of the peninsula, which the Russians seized in 2014. According to the Wall Street Journal, (WSJ) Western officials and satellite images verified by naval experts revealed that Russia has moved powerful vessels, including three attack submarines and two frigates, from Sevastopol to other ports in Russia and Crimea that offer better protection. (Related: ...

Moscow says Washington responsible for deadly Crimea strike that killed children on the beach

June 25, 2024 -

The attack, which involved five U.S.-supplied ATACMS long-range missiles armed with highly controversial cluster warheads, killed at least four people, two of them children. Another 120 people were injured by the strike.

The incident occurred in the Crimean Peninsula on Sunday, June 23. Russian air defenses destroyed four of the ATACMS missiles, while the fifth hit after veering off course and detonating over the Black Sea port city of Sevastopol.

According ...

Russia claims it will present ‘evidence’ that UK special forces were behind attacks in Crimea

November 06, 2022 -

The Kremlin is planning to summon the British ambassador "in the near future" in order to present evidence that also threatens to collapse a Ukrainian grain export deal that was brokered by the United Nations.

President Vladimir Putin's government claims to have "firm evidence" that the British military assisted with a large-scale drone strike against the Russian navy's Black Sea Fleet last week off the coast of Crimea."The U.K. ambassador will be summoned ...

“We f—-d it up:” Biden admits Obama failed when he didn’t prevent Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014

October 14, 2024 -

Woodward wrote about this and other experiences in his upcoming book "War," which media outlets are hyping up as "an intimate and sweeping account of one of the most tumultuous periods in presidential politics and American history."

Among the details unveiled before the book's release is that Biden has been extremely critical of Obama's handling of the 2014 Russian invasion and annexation of Crimea, claiming that the former president never took Russian President ...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene condemns Washington for attacking Crimea, says U.S. military should be defending Americans here at home

June 25, 2024 -

Speaking in response to the U.S.-supplied ATACMS missile attack launched by Ukraine that killed five civilians and injured more than 150 others, including children, Greene tweeted that this kind of thing "should not be happening."

"Imagine if Russia, using a Russian satellite, fired cluster munitions on a Florida beach," she added, painting a picture of what the Volodymyr Zelensky regime just did to civilians in Russian territory.

"The only border our American military ...

Major bridge connecting Crimea to Russia heavily damaged as war in Ukraine escalates; Moscow responded with barrage of missiles

November 06, 2022 -

According to multiple reports and several videos of the attack posted online and on social media, a significant section of the bridge had collapsed, and several rail cars believed to be holding fuel were seen on fire. The bridge facilities vehicle and rail traffic and is considered vital to Russia’s ongoing operations in Ukraine. Loss off the bridge would severely hamper Moscow’s ability to supply its military and conduct counteroffensives in the area.

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NBC News correspondent drops truth bomb on Biden regime about plot to take Crimea from Putin: It’s not gonna happen

March 03, 2023 -

Recently the region became noteworthy again after the neocons running Joe Biden's regime suggested that Ukraine could and should take it back from Russia. But according to NBC News chief international correspondent Keir Simmons, that is not gonna happen.

Reporting from Sevastapol this week during a live segment, Simmons acknowledged that the region is surrounded by a substantial Russian military presence, as it is the location of the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet. He ...

Russia informs U.S. ambassador “We are no longer at peace” in chilling message following Crimea attack carried out with US-made weapons

June 28, 2024 -

In a statement, the Russian foreign ministry said that Washington “has effectively become a party” to the war on the side of Ukraine. Russia’s message for Tracy during the meeting reportedly included the assertion that “We are no longer at peace.” It might not be a direct declaration of war, but it’s certainly something the U.S. should worry about.

The harsh warning came after the deadly Ukrainian missile strike on the port city of Sevastopol in Crimea. Two children ...

Russia feeling newly aggressive now that Trump is gone: Moscow threatens to BOMB British warship HMS Defender if it sails close to Crimea again

June 25, 2021 -

And every time he speaks and sounds as though he's halfway to dementia and Alzheimers, he further empowers those enemies to act.

When Donald Trump was president, he made it clear to our allies and enemies alike he was large and in charge and fully in control of his faculties. They knew when he spoke, when he warned, when he threatened, he wasn't bluffing, as he proved on numerous occasions.

But these adversaries don't fear Biden, and they certainly don't fear his ...

Ancient Scythian artifacts returned to Ukraine after decade-long legal battle with Russia

December 05, 2023 -

The Scythians were an ancient group of nomadic pastoralists centered around the territory of modern-day Ukraine and southwestern Russia and whose culture flourished from about 800 B.C. to about 300 A.D. Many artifacts have been found in the region and dating to the time of the Scythians, including burial offerings made out of gold like jewelry, weapons, richly decorated cups and other elaborate and luxurious grave goods. (Related: 8 Remarkable gold and silver artifacts discovered ...

Russia accuses U.S., NATO of attempting to provoke all-out war between nuclear powers

August 19, 2022 -

In a statement, the Russian Embassy in the United States said the Biden regime's ongoing support for Ukraine will eventually result in a “direct clash of nuclear powers" that will likely result in the destruction of the planet, or a major portion of it.

“Today, the United States continues to act with no regard to other countries’ security and interests, which contributes to an increase in nuclear risks,” the embassy said in a statement on its Telegram channel. “The [US’] ...

Klitschko: Ukraine may need to temporarily cede territories for peace

April 27, 2025 -

In a striking departure from Ukraine's official stance, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has suggested that the war-torn nation may need to temporarily surrender occupied territories to Russia to secure peace.

The former heavyweight boxing champion and political rival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made the comments in an interview with BBC on Thursday, April 24. His conversation with the British outlet acknowledges the painful reality of potential ...

Trump warns Zelensky: Accept peace or risk losing Ukraine

April 24, 2025 -

President Donald Trump delivered a stern rebuke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, warning that Kyiv’s leader must accept a peace deal with Russia or risk losing the entire country. The conflict, now in its third year, has seen thousands of soldiers and civilians killed, and Trump is growing increasingly impatient with Zelensky’s refusal to compromise.

The tension between Trump and Zelensky has been simmering for months, but ...

Ukraine claims attack on crowded beach that killed civilians was justifiable because they were “occupiers”

June 25, 2024 -

This is according to comments made by Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his office. In his comments, Podolyak defended the Ukrainian attack on the beach in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol on the Black Sea.

“There are not and cannot be any ‘beaches,’ ‘tourist zones’ and other fictitious signs of ‘peaceful life’ in Crimea. Crimea is definitely a foreign territory occupied by Russia, where hostilities ...