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An explosion hit the town of Dzhankoi in Russian-occupied Crimea on Monday, and Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said the blast had destroyed Russian Kalibr cruise missiles that were being transported by rail. Kremlin-appointed authorities in Crimea denied the claim, saying that drones, which had been responsible for the blast, were “aimed …

Russian leader , Vladimir Putin, 70, was seen limping as he made a surprise visit to Crimea, the annexed territory of Ukraine on Saturday, March 18.   It was the first time the Russian strong man had been seen publicly after the International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for …

Ukraine’s military has stated it could strike nuclear weapon sites in Russian occupied Crimea.  According to Ukranian intelligence, Russia has ground, air and sea-based carriers for nuclear munitions in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea.  Oleksiy Yizhak, from the National Institute for Strategic Studies (NISS) that works directly with the …

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained five Russians and three citizens of Ukraine and Armenia in connection with the bombing of the only bridge that connects mainland Russia to the annexes Ukranian region of Crimea, an attack Russia said was masterminded by Ukraine. Ukraine has not officially confirmed its …

A large explosion hit the Kerch Strait Bridge on Saturday. The bridge links the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula to Russia, and is a primary supply route for Russian troops fighting in the south of Ukraine.

Good morning. We’re covering a major explosion on a Russian target in Crimea and a political scandal in Australia. And by repeatedly striking at the territory, which Russia has held for the better part of a decade, Ukraine has posed a fresh challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s standing at home. …