> The system also opens the possibility of using them to ambush Russian aircraft as they take-off or land on Crimean air bases. The USVs can sit off the Crimean coast and pick off the aircraft as they approach unawares. There is at least circumstantial evidence to suggest that this may have already been done.
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.
How #water is used as a weapon of war following #Russia ’s invasion of #Ukraine . An irrigation system, once created at #Stalin ’s order as a project of grand #Soviet social engineering, is now running dry. We dig into the history of the #Crimean water dispute - the surprising twists and turns and the narratives constructed by both Russia and Ukraine, on #TheGlobalJigsaw:
"All is ready. We can destroy the #Crimean Bridge anytime we want. But we will do it when we need to!" - the leader of the Crimean #Tatar people, Mustafa #Dzhemilev.
Dzhemilev said in his interview that he would be one of the first to go to liberate #Crimea together with Rustem #Umerov. He also called on the remaining Crimean Tatars in the occupied territory to resist by all possible means. Everyone must contribute to the fight against the occupiers.
🇺🇦 🇷🇺 The #Crimean Peninsula has been hit by an attack targeting its #internet providers, a proxy 'official' from Crimea’s Russian-backed administration said Friday.
🇺🇦 🇷🇺 #Crimean Telegram channels report on explosions in the area of Cape Fiolent in occupied #Sevastopol on Sunday evening, intelligence says it was a joint operation of Ukraine's Defence Intelligence and the #Ukrainian Navy.
Elon #Musk ‘committed evil’ with Starlink order, says Ukrainian official
Ukrainian presidential adviser says deaths of civilians ‘the price of a cocktail of ignorance and big ego’
a new biography revealed details about how the business magnate ordered his #Starlink satellite communications network to be turned off near the #Crimean coast last year to hobble a Ukrainian drone attack on russian warships.
🇺🇦 Rustem Umerov, who is set to become Ukraine’s new defence minister, is a leading member of the #Crimean Tatar community who has represented his country in sensitive negotiations with #Russia
Since the strike on the Crimean Bridge, Russia has to rely on a long detour through Russian-occupied areas of mainland Ukraine to supply its troops. However, this has been further complicated by repeated strikes on the Chonhar Bridge, which connects the Russian-occupied part of Kherson Oblast and the occupied Crimean peninsula.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has advised Russian occupiers in Crimea to consider returning to Russia while the bridge built by the invaders across the Kerch Strait [Crimean (Kerch) Bridge] is still functioning.
The Russian government has extended the deadline for the restoration of the Crimean Bridge until the end of this year after the attacks in October and July.
During a speech at the Aspen Security Forum, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the Crimean bridge is a legitimate target for Ukraine and must be "neutralized."
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has called Russia's overnight missile attack on the Ukrainian port of Odesa retaliation for the explosions that damaged the Crimean Bridge on July 17.
Ukraine’s Zelensky Appoints Crimean Tatar Executive as New Defense Minister (www.wsj.com)
Rustem Umerov is taking over as Zelensky removes former defense minister Reznikov amid graft controversies.
Southern Command: Russian logistics severely impacted by attacks on Crimean bridges (kyivindependent.com)
Since the strike on the Crimean Bridge, Russia has to rely on a long detour through Russian-occupied areas of mainland Ukraine to supply its troops. However, this has been further complicated by repeated strikes on the Chonhar Bridge, which connects the Russian-occupied part of Kherson Oblast and the occupied Crimean peninsula.
[Video] Crimean bridge update (streamable.com)
Watch "Crimean bridge update" on Streamable.
Zelenskyy advises Russians leave Crimea while Kerch Bridge is somehow still functioning (www.pravda.com.ua)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has advised Russian occupiers in Crimea to consider returning to Russia while the bridge built by the invaders across the Kerch Strait [Crimean (Kerch) Bridge] is still functioning.
Security Service of Ukraine Chief takes responsibility for damaging Crimean Bridge in 2022 (www.pravda.com.ua)
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has admitted its involvement in the attack on the Crimean Bridge in October 2022.
Russia extends deadline for repair of Crimean bridge until end of year (www.pravda.com.ua)
The Russian government has extended the deadline for the restoration of the Crimean Bridge until the end of this year after the attacks in October and July.
Ukraine to continue to strike Crimean bridge - Ukraine's Defence Minister (www.pravda.com.ua)
Ukraine’s Defence Forces will continue to strike Russian-occupied Crimea and the Crimean Bridge, as this is necessary to disrupt Russian logistics.
Russian occupation authorities close Crimean Bridge for traffic again (www.pravda.com.ua)
Russian occupation authorities have closed the Crimean Bridge for traffic for the second time today, saying this is a temporary measure.
Zelensky: The Crimean Bridge must be neutralized (kyivindependent.com)
During a speech at the Aspen Security Forum, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the Crimean bridge is a legitimate target for Ukraine and must be "neutralized."
Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy says Crimea bridge a legitimate target (www.theguardian.com)
Ukrainian president says recently targeted bridge ‘has to be neutralised’
Peskov: Strikes on Odesa were revenge for Crimean Bridge attack (kyivindependent.com)
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has called Russia's overnight missile attack on the Ukrainian port of Odesa retaliation for the explosions that damaged the Crimean Bridge on July 17.