Children in #Crimea forced to write "thank you" letters to the military occupiers from #Russia invading their country #Ukraine and committing atrocities on their relatives and fellow Ukrainians.
On the night of May 30th, drones destroyed the Russian Nebo-SVU long-range radar detection complex worth about $100 million in occupied Crimea, Ukrainian media report, citing sources
The drones were reportedly developed by military counter-intelligence units of Ukrainian Security Service.
This radar station near Armyansk controlled a 380-km section of the frontline, ensuring the protection of Russian facilities on the territory of Crimea. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Crimea#Ukraine
"SBU Drones Destroyed $100 Million Russian Radar System in Crimea
Sources from Ukraine’s special services told Kyiv Post about the latest successful SBU operation, which has rendered Russian air defenses in Crimea “blind.”"
The special unit Group 13 of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine destroyed two transport boats KS-701 “Tunets” in Crimea at night.
They were attacked by Magura V5 drones in the Vuzka bay.
Intelligence reports that in order to try to repel the attack, the Russians sent combat aircraft into the sky 32 times, including Su-27/30/35, MiG-29, Be-12, An-26, and Ka-27/29 and Mi-8 helicopters. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Ukraine#Russia#Crimea
"Kyiv launches major attack on Crimea naval base using Western weapons
The early-morning attack in Crimea was carried out with weapons from Kyiv's allies - which were "extremely effective", a Ukrainian military source said. Meanwhile, the Russian foreign minister has said he hopes nuclear drills will "knock sense" into the West after jets were pledged."
Ukrainian resistance/partisans report that near Crimea all Russian warships leaving the port are being escorted by two speed boats. These are allegedy for protection from Ukrainian marine drones.
🇺🇦 downed 31 of 31 #Shahed drones, and 12 of 12 Kh-101/555 missiles
🇷🇺 lost over 1,100 personnel
🇷🇺 commits another #WarCrime, bombed Central Park and 'Epicenter', a busy civilian shopping mall in #Kharkiv. So far, 12 people were reported killed and 43 injured
Russia losing a strategic early warning radar system is a new twist in the Ukraine conflict that could have further reaching ramifications.
Satellite imagery confirms a Russian strategic early warning radar site in the southwestern end of the country was substantially damaged in a reported Ukrainian drone attack earlier this week.
In the legal reality of #Russia, “Donetsk People’s Republic” is a subject of Russian Federation, just like neighbouring Rostov Oblast’ or Moscow Oblast’. Nonetheless, the “DPR” enacted a new law establishing a 5 km restricted border zone with Rostov Oblast’, and another 100 m border zone where any presence requires FSB permit. In addition to that, crossing between Rostov Oblast’ and the “DPR” is only allowed on a limited number of checkpoints.
On @ufd today we reported rocket attacks on #Russia military bases in #Alushta in occupied #Crimea but partial reports paint a much richer picture - Dzhankoi, Sevastopol, Bakhchisarai, Yalta, Gvaridyske, Evpatoria were reportedly all hit by rockets.
" DOD: Russia’s use of Starlink will be a ‘continuous problem’ in Ukraine.
The Pentagon and #SpaceX have been working together to shut off Russia’s use of #Starlink."
#BBC can’t get its mind whether they want to present #Russia narrative or international law, so some dumb editor pictured #Crimea as part of Russia but at the same time Donbas as part of #Ukraine. For this map, the editor would be arrested in Russia as it doesn’t show the “new territories” (Donbas, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts) but they would be (and already are) criticised in the West 🤦
#Ukraine Weekend Update 81: Much of the portrayed Russian success is based on prediction
What we have seen to now is still a long-way from the success that is being portrayed by #PhillipsPOBrien
"... well-coordinated 🇺🇦 attacks on #Crimea and 🇷🇺 itself... airfields, naval bases... oil refineries... and anti-air and sea defenses.... 🇺🇦... sunk another Russian warship... 🇺🇦 are slowly but steadily eroding... 🇷🇺 Black Sea Fleet..."
🇺🇦 🇷🇺 #Ukraine’s Navy said on May 19 that it had “destroyed” Russian sea minesweeper Kovrovets overnight, refuting Moscow’s earlier claims of having repelled strikes on occupied #Crimea
80 years ago at the orders of #Stalin the #Crimean Tatars -around 220 thousand of them,- were deported to Central Asia. Nearly half of them died en route or in the first few years of their forced exile.