"To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement" by Benjamin Nathans which covers dissent in the Soviet Union and Russia today Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on May 5 announced they had facilitated Russian journalist Ekaterina Barabash's escape from Russia to France after she fled house arrest on April 21  (Updated:  May 6, 2025 6:22 am)Ukraine's drones target Moscow second night in a row, Russian official claims. Debris from one of the drones reportedly fell on the Kashirskoye Highway The reported attack comes just days before Russia's Victory Day parade and three-day "truce." A Russian drone attack on Odesa Oblast on May 5 killed one and caused damage to local infrastructure "We appreciate that Germany plays a pivotal role in supporting Ukraine throughout the years of war Ukraine is also grateful for your personal commitment," President Volodymyr Zelensky said MPs will be able to ask questions and learn more about the details of the agreement in meetings with Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko May 6-7 MP Serhii Sobolev told the news outlet Suspilne The ratification vote is scheduled for May 8 Attacks against the border villages of Bilopillia and Vorozhba damaged civilian infrastructure and triggered emergency evacuations the regional military administration reported "I look forward to working with President Erdogan on getting the ridiculous war between Russia and Ukraine ended — now!" U.S Putin's Victory Day truce "doesn't sound like much if you know where we started from," Trump told reporters at the White House on May 5 Far-right Euroskeptic candidate George Simion head of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan placed second with 20.99% of the vote and the candidate from the ruling coalition "It requires the continuation of contacts between Moscow and Washington which have been launched and are now ongoing," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said set to operate within the Council of Europe will focus on Russia's political and military leaders  (Updated:  October 7, 2024 8:52 am) • 2 min readby Olena Goncharova, Martin FornusekA burning oil depot following a strike against Fedosia in occupied Crimea Russian Telegram channels)Editor's note: The story was updated with a confirmation from the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces A fire erupted at an oil depot in Russia-occupied Feodosia in the early hours of Oct according to Russian media and Ukraine's military Ukrainian missile forces targeted the largest oil depot in occupied Crimea, resulting in a large-scale fire, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed Residents reported hearing several powerful explosions around 4:30 a.m. local time, shortly before the fire started. The Crimean Wind Telegram channel also reported that airfields in Belbek and Saky were attacked overnight Local authorities confirmed the incident but described it as a fire "There’s a fire at the Feodosia oil depot. Emergency services are on the scene. No casualties or injuries have been reported," Oleg Kryuchkov, advisor to the Russia-installed proxy head of Crimea The Telegram channel Astra later clarified that the facility on fire was the Marine Oil Terminal previously targeted by drones in March 2024 damaging the main fuel pipeline and causing a fire The Feodosia terminal is the largest in Crimea for handling oil products with only one other terminal of its kind located in Sevastopol to supply the Russian occupation army," the General Staff noted The full extent of damage is being determined In recent months, Ukrainian forces have launched a series of drone strikes aimed at damaging Russia's oil industry, whose profits fuel Moscow's war efforts A major oil terminal in the city of Feodosia in Russian-annexed Crimea was still burning three days after Ukrainian missile strikes Ukraine’s military claimed its missile forces had carried out a successful strike on the Feodosia offshore oil terminal which it called the largest on the Crimean peninsula Russian-installed authorities said there were no casualties The fire spread from the initial 800 square meters to 2,500 square meters as of early Wednesday according to the government newspaper Rossiiskaya Gazeta Feodosia’s Russian-installed mayor Igor Tkachenko said 1,129 people have been evacuated from the affected area Crimea’s Russian-installed leader Sergei Aksyonov promised to compensate residents for property damage Despite assurances that air quality poses no threat to nearby residents, the local consumer protection watchdog reported high levels of sulfur dioxide in one of its air samples near the flames Pantsir-S short-range air defense systems have been deployed at the oil terminal since at least the fall of 2022 according to satellite images shared by the Russian-language edition of the RFE/RL news organization The outlet later reported that the terminal was nationalized by Russia’s occupation authorities and sold in 2019 to a company linked to President Vladimir Putin’s university friend Viktor Khmarin Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has designated The Moscow Times as an "undesirable" organization criminalizing our work and putting our staff at risk of prosecution This follows our earlier unjust labeling as a "foreign agent." These actions are direct attempts to silence independent journalism in Russia The authorities claim our work "discredits the decisions of the Russian leadership." We see things differently: we strive to provide accurate We, the journalists of The Moscow Times, refuse to be silenced. But to continue our work, we need your help please support us monthly starting from just $2 and every contribution makes a significant impact independent journalism in the face of repression Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report Click here to see ISW's interactive map of Ukraine's offensive in Kursk Oblast Click here to see ISW’s 3D control of terrain topographic map of Ukraine Use of a computer (not a mobile device) is strongly recommended for using this data-heavy tool Click here to access ISW’s archive of interactive time-lapse maps of the Russian invasion of Ukraine These maps complement the static control-of-terrain map that ISW produces daily by showing a dynamic frontline ISW will update this time-lapse map archive monthly Note: The data cut-off for this product was 10:15am ET on October 7 ISW will cover subsequent reports in the October 9 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment Note: ISW will not be publishing a Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment tomorrow The ISW Russia and Geospatial teams will be participating in a wreath-laying ceremony honoring heroes of an earlier generation who gave their lives defending freedom and liberating others Ukrainian forces struck an oil terminal in occupied Feodosia The Ukrainian General Staff reported on October 7 that Ukrainian forces struck an oil terminal in occupied Feodosia causing a fire near the facility and that Ukrainian authorities are clarifying the damage to the facility.[1] The Ukrainian General Staff also reported that Feodosia houses the largest oil terminal in occupied Crimea and that Russia uses this terminal to transport petroleum products to the Russian military Feodosia occupation mayor Igor Tkachenko acknowledged the fire at the oil depot and claimed that it did not cause an oil spill.[2] A Crimea-focused source claimed that the Russian military had deployed a Pantsir-S1 air defense system to the area in June 2024 to protect the Feodosia oil terminal.[3] Footage published on October 7 shows a fire purportedly at the Feodosia oil terminal.[4] Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lyubinets reported on October 7 that Ukrainian authorities are investigating another case of Russian forces' unjust abuse and execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) Lyubinets reported that he sent letters to the United Nations (UN) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in response to recent aerial footage of Russian forces torturing and executing three unarmed Ukrainian POWs near Niu York Donetsk Oblast.[5] Lyubinets noted that a Ukrainian brigade operating in the area published the footage on October 6 and highlighted that the highest levels of the Russian military command appear to be tolerating Russian war crimes in Ukraine The Geneva Convention on POWs prohibits the "mutilation ISW has extensively reported on previous footage and reports of Russian servicemembers executing Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and observed a wider trend of Russian abuses against Ukrainian POWs across various sectors of the front that appeared to be enabled by individual Russian commanders and unpunished by Russian field commanders.[8] Russian authorities announced an "unprecedented" cyberattack against Russian state media infrastructure on October 7 The All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) reported that unspecified actors hacked VGTRK's online services overnight in an "unprecedented" attack and pro-Kremlin Russian news outlet Gazeta reported that the attack took down broadcasts of Russian state television channels Rossiya-1 and roughly 80 regional television and radio companies.[9] Gazeta cited a source in the Russian information security field claiming that hacker group "sudo rm -RF," which is allegedly linked to Ukraine conducted the cyberattack.[10] (The group’s name refers to a Linux command to delete files.) Ukrainian news outlet Suspilne   We do not report in detail on Russian war crimes because these activities are well-covered in Western media and do not directly affect the military operations we are assessing and forecasting We will continue to evaluate and report on the effects of these criminal activities on the Ukrainian military and the Ukrainian population and specifically on combat in Ukrainian urban areas We utterly condemn Russian violations of the laws of armed conflict and the Geneva Conventions and crimes against humanity even though we do not describe them in these reports Ukrainian Operations in the Russian Federation Ukrainian forces reportedly continued assaults in Glushkovsky Raion west of the main Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast including south of Glushkovo near Veseloye on October 6 and 7 but did not make any confirmed advances.[15] Elements of the Russian 83rd Airborne (VDV) Brigade and 56th VDV Regiment (7th VDV Division) reportedly continue operating in Glushkovsky Raion.[16]   Ukrainian forces recently advanced within the main Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast amid continued operations in the area on October 7 Geolocated footage published on October 6 indicates that Ukrainian forces advanced south of Obukhovka (south of Korenevo).[17] Ukrainian forces reportedly attacked south of Korenevo near Obukhovka; east of Korenevo near Kremyanoye; southeast of Korenevo near Lyubimovka and Plekhovo; and north of Sudzha near Kamyshevka on October 6 and 7.[18] Russian forces recently advanced within the main Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast amid continued fighting in the area on October 7 Geolocated footage published on October 7 indicates that Russian forces advanced within Lyubimovka (southeast of Korenevo).[19] Russian sources also claimed that fighting reportedly continued south of Korenevo near Uspenivka and east of Korenevo near Kremyanoye.[20] Russian Subordinate Main Effort #1 – Kharkiv Oblast (Russian objective: Push Ukrainian forces back from the international border with Belgorod Oblast and approach to within tube artillery range of Kharkiv City) Russian forces recently advanced in northern Kharkiv Oblast amid continued offensive operations in the area on October 7 Geolocated footage published on September 27 indicates that Russian forces advanced within central Vovchansk although not likely within the past week.[21] Russian milbloggers claimed on October 7 that Russian forces seized the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant although ISW has not observed visual confirmation of this claim.[22] Russian forces continued attacks northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk and Starytsya on October 6 and 7.[23] Ukrainian Kharkiv Group of Forces Spokesperson Colonel Vitaliy Sarantsev stated on October 7 that Russian forces have conducted attacks with a total of more than 100 armored personnel carriers (APCs) and a large number of personnel in Vovchansk within the past week.[24] Sarantsev also stated that Russian forces have increased tactical aviation and drone operations in the Kharkiv direction within the past week.[25]      Russian Subordinate Main Effort #2 – Luhansk Oblast (Russian objective: Capture the remainder of Luhansk Oblast and push westward into eastern Kharkiv Oblast and northern Donetsk Oblast) Russian forces recently advanced west of Svatove amid continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line on October 7 A Ukrainian military observer stated that Russian forces seized Myasozharivka (west of Svatove).[26] A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces advanced east of Kolisnykivka and Kruhlyakivka (both southeast of Kupyansk) although ISW has not observed visual evidence of these claims.[27] Russian forces attacked northeast of Kupyansk near Synkivka; east of Kupyansk near Kucherivka; southeast of Kupyansk near Kruhlyakivka and Stepova Novoselivka; west of Svatove near Vyshneve; northwest of Kreminna near Druzhelyubivka and Hrekivka; west of Kreminna near Zarichne; south of Kreminna near the Serebryanske forest area; and southwest of Kreminna near Dibrova on October 6 and 7.[28] Ukraine's Luhansk Group of Forces Spokesperson Anastasiya Bobovnikova stated that Russian forces are conducting roughly a dozen infantry assaults per day using three to four personnel in the Luhansk direction and only occasionally attempting to conduct mechanized assaults.[29] Russian Subordinate Main Effort #3 – Donetsk Oblast (Russian objective: Capture the entirety of Donetsk Oblast the claimed territory of Russia’s proxies in Donbas) Russian forces continued assaults northeast of Siversk near Bilohorivka on October 6 and 7 but there were no confirmed changes to the frontline in the area.[30] Ukraine's Luhansk Group of Forces Spokesperson Anastasiya Bobovnikova stated that Russian forces are conducting armored assaults in the Siversk direction.[31] Russian forces continued offensive operations near Chasiv Yar itself and south of Chasiv Yar near Bila Hora and Stupochky on October 6 and 7 but there were no confirmed changes to the frontline in this area.[32] Bobovnikova stated that Russian forces are conducting small infantry assaults without armored equipment near Chasiv Yar.[33] Elements of the Russian 98th Airborne (VDV) Division are reportedly operating near Chasiv Yar.[34]   Russian forces continued offensive operations north of Toretsk near Dyliivka; near Toretsk itself; and south of Toretsk near Niu York and in the direction of Shcherbynivka on October 6 and 7 but there were no confirmed changes to the frontline.[35] Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces advanced along Rudnychna and Torhova streets in central Toretsk and are approaching the Tsentralna mine in central Toretsk but ISW has not observed visual confirmation of these claims.[36]   Russian forces reportedly seized Tsukuryne (southeast of Pokrovsk) amid continued offensive operations east and southeast of Pokrovsk on October 6 and 7 Ukrainian military observers stated on October 6 that Russian forces pushed Ukrainian forces from the poultry farm in eastern Tsukuryne and seized the remainder of the settlement.[37] The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that Russian forces seized Hrodivka (east of Pokrovsk) and Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov credited elements of the 55th Motorized Rifle Brigade (41st Combined Arms Army [CAA] and 201st Military Base (CMD) with seizing the settlement.[38] ISW has not observed visual confirmation of Russian forces operating in the northern or eastern areas of Hrodivka Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces seized Zhelanne Druhe (southeast of Pokrovsk) and advanced east of Pokrovsk near Novohrodivka and Lysivka and southeast of Pokrovsk near Seldyove and Nevske.[39] ISW has not observed confirmation of these claims Russian forces also continued offensive operations east of Pokrovsk near Novotroitske and Krutyi Yar; south of Pokrovsk in the direction of Petrivka; and southeast of Pokrovsk near Novohrodivka and Zhelanne Druhe on October 6 and 7.[40]   Russian forces reportedly advanced west of Donetsk City amid continued offensive operations in the area on October 7 Ukrainian and Russian sources stated that Russian forces have seized half of Maksymilyanivka indicating that Russian forces have likely advanced into the central part of the settlement.[41] A Kremlin-affiliated Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces seized the western outskirts of Hostre and are advancing towards the Ostrivske railway line and north of Maksymilyanivka although ISW has not observed visual confirmation of this claim.[42] Russian forces continued offensive operations west of Donetsk City near Hostre and Heorhiivka and from the direction of Oleksandrivka on October 6 and 7.[43] Elements of the Russian 33rd Motorized Rifle Regiment (20th Motorized Rifle Division Southern Military District [SMD]) are reportedly operating in the Kurakhove direction.[44]   Russian forces recently marginally advanced southwest of Donetsk City amid continued offensive operations in the area on October 7 Geolocated footage published on October 7 indicates that elements of the Russian 40th Naval Infantry Brigade (Pacific Fleet Eastern Military District [EMD]) recently advanced into western Zolota Nyva during a reinforced platoon-sized mechanized assault.[45]  Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces are also advancing towards Bohoyavlenka (north of Vuhledar).[46] Russian forces continued offensive operations southwest of Donetsk City near Kostyantynivka and in the direction of Yasna Polyana on October 6 and 7.[47] Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets stated that elements of the Russian 39th Motorized Rifle Brigade (68th Army Corps [AC] 430th Motorized Rifle Regiment (likely a mobilized regiment) and a group of the Russian 18th Machine Gun Artillery Division (68th AC EMD) participated in the seizure of Vuhledar.[48] A Russian milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Katerynivka.[49] Russian and Ukrainian sources did not report on ground attacks in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area on October 7 Russian Supporting Effort – Southern Axis (Russian objective: Maintain frontline positions and secure rear areas against Ukrainian strikes) Russian sources reported that the operational tempo in the southern frontline near Kamyanske is increasing after a protracted operational lull following the Summer 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive Geolocated footage published on October 6 indicates that Russian forces marginally advanced near Kamyanske and Plavni on the eastern shore of the Kakhovka Reservoir reportedly between October 6 and 7.[50] Several Russian milbloggers claimed on October 6 that Russian forces counterattacked after Ukrainian forces unsuccessfully attempted to break through near Kamyanske and that Russian forces advanced to positions north of dried-up sections of the Kakhovka Reservoir immediately west of Kamyanske and entered the area west of Kamyanske.[51] Artillery elements of the Russian 4th Military Base (58th Combined Arms Army [CAA] Southern Military District [SMD]) reportedly repelled a Ukrainian attack near Kamyanske.[52] One Russian source claimed on October 7 that the Russian advance into northwestern Kamyanske occurred in early October although most Russian sources claimed that the advance occurred on October 6 or 7.[53] One Russian source claimed that both Russian and Ukrainian forces are deploying reserves to the Kamyanske area although ISW is unable to independently verify this claim.[54] The Russian advance remains tactical and it remains unclear how operations may evolve in western Zaporizhia Oblast   The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces also conducted ground attacks near Robotyne on October 7.[55] A Russian source claimed that elements of the Russian 4th Military Base (58th CAA The Ukrainian General Staff reported on October 6 and 7 that Ukrainian forces repelled Russian assaults in unspecified areas of the Kherson direction likely referring to areas in east (left) bank Kherson Oblast.[58]   and Drone Campaign (Russian Objective: Target Ukrainian military and civilian infrastructure in the rear and on the frontline) Russian force conducted another series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine overnight on October 6 to 7 and on the morning of October 7 The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched more than 80 drones and missiles including one Iskander-M ballistic missile and another missile of an unknown type from Belgorod and Kursk oblasts and an unspecified number of strike drones and Kursk Oblast overnight.[59] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces also launched three Kh-47M2 Kinzhal ballistic missiles at Kyiv Oblast from airspace over Tambov Oblast on the morning of October 7 The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed two Kinzhal missiles and 32 drones in Mykolaiv and that likely Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference caused another 37 Russian strike drones to become lost and fail to hit their targets The Air Force reported that several Russian drones struck the frontline in Kharkiv Oblast and that one Kinzhal missile struck Starokostyantyniv Air Base in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration Head Serhiy Lysak stated that Russian forces also struck Pavlohrad overnight.[60] Kyiv City Military Administration Head Serhiy Popko stated that debris from the Kinzhal missiles damaged residential areas in Kyiv City and characterized the October 7 strike as the fourth Russian strike series against Kyiv since October 1.[61] Russian sources claimed that Russian forces hit a Ukrainian ammunition depot near the Pivdennyi Port Russian Mobilization and Force Generation Efforts (Russian objective: Expand combat power without conducting general mobilization) The Kremlin reportedly aims to significantly increase the number of Russian military veterans of the war in Ukraine who hold prominent positions in Russian local and regional governments Russian sources claimed on October 7 citing informed sources that Russian Presidential Administration Deputy Head Sergei Kiriyenko promised Russian President Vladimir Putin that at least 50 Russian veterans of the war in Ukraine will become mayors and regional governors through the "Time of Heroes" veteran reintegration program by 2026.[63] Russian regional authorities continue to significantly increase one-time payments for Russian contract personnel to financially incentivize contract recruitment to support crypto-mobilization efforts Belgorod Oblast Head Vyacheslav Gladkov announced on October 7 that one-time payments for Russian military volunteers and contract personnel will increase to three million rubles (about $31,103) through December 31 2024.[64] Russian regional authorities have been significantly increasing these one-time payments to Russian contract personnel as the Kremlin continues to lean into its struggling voluntary recruitment effort to avoid a potential future wave of partial mobilization.[65] Russian Technological Adaptations (Russian objective: Introduce technological innovations to optimize systems for use in Ukraine) Ukrainian Defense Industrial Efforts (Ukrainian objective: Develop its defense industrial base to become more self-sufficient in cooperation with US ISW is suspending publishing coverage of Ukrainian defense industrial efforts until further notice Activities in Russian-occupied areas (Russian objective: Consolidate administrative control of annexed areas; forcibly integrate Ukrainian citizens into Russian sociocultural ISW is not publishing reporting on activities in Russian-occupied areas today Russian Information Operations and Narratives Significant activity in Belarus (Russian efforts to increase its military presence in Belarus and further integrate Belarus into Russian-favorable frameworks and Wagner Group activity in Belarus) Note: ISW does 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published in Telegram by the Skhemy publication “The images from the Planet Labs satellite for October 8 which are at the disposal of Skhemy journalists (Radio Svoboda) show smoke clouds on the territory of the oil depot in Feodosia a city on the Black Sea in Russian-occupied Crimea,” the report says The publication reminded that the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine recognized the “successful strike” of the missile forces and called this offshore oil terminal “the largest in Crimea in terms of transshipment of oil products to meet the needs of the Russian occupation army.” a large-scale fire at the oil depot continues,” Skhemy notes As reported, on the night of October 7, the Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully attacked an offshore oil terminal in the temporarily occupied Feodosia While citing and using any materials on the Internet links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and the website of a foreign media outlet Materials marked as "Advertisement" or with a disclaimer reading "The material has been posted in accordance with Part 3 of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" No 1996 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Media" No 2023 and on the basis of an agreement/invoice Online media entity; Media identifier - R40-01421 Billal Rahman is an immigration reporter based in London He specializes in immigration policy and border security He has uncovered allegations of misconduct among border agents under investigation and exposed claims of abuse at ICE-run detention centers in the U.S He joined Newsweek in 2024 from The Independent He has covered the British Post Office scandal and the conflict between Israel and Hamas he studied Journalism in Edinburgh and then worked for STV News before moving to London in 2022 You can contact Billal at b.rahman@newsweek.com either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content New satellite images appear to show thick plumes of black smoke towering over a large oil terminal off the coast of the occupied Crimean Peninsula after a Ukrainian strike on the facility Ukraine said the country's missile forces launched the strike on the Feodosia terminal the largest oil-processing facility on the peninsula A fire broke out at the oil terminal in the early hours of October 7 It's the latest drone strike by Ukraine targeting facilities to disrupt Russia's ability to wage war Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty claimed to show satellite images of the fire at the oil depot in Feodosia on social media it said: "High-quality satellite images of the fire at the oil depot in the port of Feodosia show that at least 10 fuel tanks were engulfed in fire at that time "Eyewitnesses reported that the fire spread to other containers with oil products The Ukrainian military confirmed the strike in a statement on social media writing: "The Defense Forces of Ukraine struck another important object of Russian invaders a successful strike was made on the offshore oil terminal of the enemy which is in the temporarily occupied Feodosia "Occupation was recorded in the area of the facility The consequences of the impressions are clear." Ukraine's general staff said that oil products shipped from the terminal were being used to "meet the needs of the Russian occupation army." The strike was carried out by units of missile troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in interaction with other components of the Defense Forces of Ukraine Ukraine said the strike was carried out to "undermine" Russia's military and economy "It has also stoked up an internal fuel shortage with impact on the population The overnight attack on the Crimean fuel storage is even more significant considering it is the largest transshipment hub for the area and has been serving the occupying Russian military "A part from aiming to undermine the Russian military on the peninsula it also sends a powerful message about Ukraine's determination to recover Crimea." Russian-installed authorities described the incident as a fire and did not acknowledge the strike by Ukrainian forces No casualties or injuries have been reported," Oleg Kryuchkov adviser to the Russia-installed proxy head of Crimea The Feodosia terminal, which is the largest in Crimea for handling oil products, was previously targeted by a Ukrainian drone strike in March 2024 damaging the main fuel pipeline and igniting a fire that took more than an hour to extinguish In recent months, Kyiv's forces have launched a series of drone strikes targeting oil depots and refineries with long-range drones in a bid to dent Russia's oil industry, whose profits fuel Vladimir Putin's war machine Ukraine attacked the Polyova oil depot in the Kursk region in July amid the daring cross-border incursion In August, Kyiv's forces launched a drone strike on an oil depot in Russia's Rostov region that led to fires burning for six days Meanwhile, Ukraine's military has announced a successful strike on a Russian weapons depot located more than 60 miles from the Ukrainian border in the town of Karachev The depot reportedly housed a range of missile and artillery ammunition including munitions recently supplied by North Korea Do you have a story we should be covering? Do you have any questions about this article? Contact LiveNews@newsweek.com Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsletters in your inbox See all Russia launched two Kinzhal hypersonic missiles at Ukraine but Ukrainian authorities said there was no major damage or casualties from the strikes This blog looking at the developments regarding Russia's war in Ukraine on Monday, October 7 is now closed. 10/07/2024October 7, 2024Russian state media outlet claims its been hit by overnight cyberattackRussian state media outlet VGTRK said on Monday that its online operation had come under an "unprecedented" overnight cyberattack. The media outlet, which owns Russia's main national TV channels and some regional channels and radio stations, said on Telegram that radio and television broadcasting were, nevertheless, still working as normal. "Our state media holding, one of the largest, has faced an unprecedented hacker attack on its digital infrastructure," Peskov told reporters, saying VGTRK was working to overcome the consequences of the attack. "Specialists are working to find out all the circumstances, to understand where the traces left behind by those who organized this hacker attack on the critical infrastructure object lead." Reuters later cited a Ukrainian government source that claimed Ukrainian hackers were responsible. 2024Russian court jails American citizen after serving as Ukraine mercenaryA Russian court on Monday sentenced a US citizen to six years and 10 months in prison He was convicted on the grounds of serving as a mercenary for Ukraine Prosecutors said the convicted man was provided with training weapons and ammunition when he allegedly signed a contract with the Ukrainian military after Russia sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022 He went on to fight alongside those forces until he was captured on April 2 the same year Russian investigators said he was paid $1,000 (€912) per month to serve in a Ukrainian territorial defense unit in the city of Izyum. He had been living there since 2014 In April of that year, Russian-backed militants seized towns in the eastern Donbas region According to Russian state media, the 72-year-old pleaded guilty to the charge and got a reduced sentence due to his age Nepal's mercenaries fight for RussiaTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 10/07/2024October 7, 2024Russia opens criminal probes against foreign journalists for crossing Kursk border — FSBRussia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said in a statement on Monday that it has opened criminal probes against 14 foreign journalists over the last eight weeks for illegally crossing the border between Ukraine and the Kursk region of Russia The FSB said the journalists were from France 24 and Switzerland's CH Media Ukraine launched a surprise attack on the Kursk region taking territory around the border town of Sudzha in the first sustained seizure of Russian territory since Moscow's full-scale Russian invasion began in February 2022 crossing the border illegally could result in a five-year prison sentence Russia launches counteroffensive in KurskTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 2024Russia fires dozens of drones and two hypersonic missilesThe Ukrainian Air Force said Monday that it had shot down 32 Russian-launched drones and two hypersonic Kinzhal missiles One of the Kinzhal missiles hit the Starokostyantyniv airfield in Ukraine's Khmelnytskyi region Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv's city military administration, said there was no major damage or casualties after debris came down in the Ukrainian capital. 10/07/2024October 7, 2024Crimea oil facility struck, says UkraineUkraine said Monday it had struck an oil facility overnight in Crimea Kyiv has increased the number of strikes targeting Russia's energy sector in recent months aiming to hit revenues used by Moscow to fund its invasion a successful strike was carried out on the enemy's offshore oil terminal in temporarily occupied Feodosia Crimea," the Ukrainian military said in a post on social media the Ukrainian peninsula occupied by Russia since 2014, said a fire had broken out at an oil depot in the Black Sea port town The Russian Defense Ministry meanwhile said that 12 Ukrainian attack drones had been downed over the peninsula overnight of a total of 21 deployed by Kyiv against Russia "The Feodosia terminal is the largest in Crimea in terms of transshipment of oil products to meet the needs of the Russian occupation army," the Ukrainian military said New NATO chief Mark Rutte visits Kyiv on first official tripTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Oct 7 (EFE).- The Ukrainian General Staff said on Monday that it had hit the largest oil depot on the Crimean peninsula occupied by Russia since 2014 and used as a base for many Russian military actions on mainland Ukraine a successful strike was made on the enemy’s offshore oil terminal in the temporarily occupied Feodosia A fire was detected in the area of the facility,” the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said in a statement The General Staff added that the Feodosia terminal was the largest in Crimea in terms of transshipment of oil products used “The consequences of the damage are being clarified,” according to the General Staff which did not specify the type of weapons used in the operation but said that it was carried out by the specialized missile units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in cooperation with other components of the military “Measures to undermine the military-economic potential of the Russian Federation are ongoing,” the statement warned Ukraine is allowed to use the weapons it receives from its allies to strike targets in the territories that legally belong to it and have been occupied by Russia Kyiv has not managed to get its allies to lift the ban on using military equipment such as long-range missiles it receives from the US the United Kingdom and France against military infrastructure inside Russia Russian authorities declared a municipal-level state of emergency on Monday due to the fire at the Feodosia terminal Due to the fire on the territory of the oil terminal in Feodosia a man-made emergency situation of a municipal nature is being introduced,” Feodosia Mayor Igoo Tkachenko wrote on his Telegram channel  (Updated:  October 10, 2024 11:51 pm) • 2 min readby Dmytro BasmatIllustrative purposes: The footage purporting to show fire at an oil depot in the village of Osentsy in Perm Krai (Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry)Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being update Two large fire erupted at an oil depot terminal in Russian-occupied Feodosia late at night on Oct 10 at the site of a previous Ukrainian drone strike where another blaze has been burning for four days According to the telegram channel Crimean Wind, an "intense" fire broke out around 9 p.m. local time. The fire was large enough to be visible from within all neighborhoods of the city Local residents also reported that a second fire erupted at 11:10 p.m. marking the second large explosion recorded Videos of the fires circulating on social media show a large explosion engulf the night sky with flames billowing a few dozen meters into the sky The fires occurred at the site of another ongoing oil depot fire at the Marine Oil Terminal in Feodosia which was caused by a Ukrainian missile strike on Oct 0:00/1×A large fire erupts at an oil depot at the Marine Oil Terminal in the city of Feodosia in occupied Crimea on Oct 2024 at the site of a previous Ukrainian missile strike (Crimean Wind/Telegram)The cause of the latest fires is unclear and Ukraine has not yet commented on situation adding that there has been the release of unspecified "flammable materials" at the site of one of the fires 1,137 people had been evacuated from stemming from the Oct the Russian-installed proxy head of Feodosia The Russian-installed governor claimed that no additional evacuations were being conducted following the latest fire The Kyiv Independent cannot verify the claims by the Russian officials The terminal was previously targeted by Ukrainian drones in March 2024 when four drones struck the depot Dmytro Basmat is a senior news editor for The Kyiv Independent He previously worked in Canadian politics as a communications lead and spokesperson for a national political party and as a communications assistant for a Canadian Member of Parliament Basmat has a Master's degree in Political Management from Carleton University in Ottawa and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance from Toronto Metropolitan University A major fire at an oil refinery in Russian-annexed Crimea has sparked complaints from local residents raising concerns over safety and environmental impact Kyiv's forces reported a “successful strike” on an offshore oil terminal near the Black Sea port town of Feodosia on Monday sparking a fire that prompted local authorities to evacuate over 1,000 people Locals have since complained of adverse symptoms amid the fire that has spread to up to 2,500 square meters as of early Wednesday "I felt like coughing just going past the construction site the smoke enveloped the entire sky and seemed to hang lower,” Feodosia resident Anastasia Kuznetsova posted on the social media site VKontakte Some residents complained about how the fire was still not extinguished after four days of burning wrote on Telegram that “efforts to mitigate the aftermath of the emergency are ongoing.” But while local officials claimed that “no harmful substances were detected in repeated air samples,” residents continue to complain about air quality coughing in the morning — was that all just a dream Only the rain helped us today,” Irina Kapeka posted on Thursday in the local VKontakte group Podslushano Feodosia referring to the authorities' assurances that the air was safe to breathe commented on VKontakte: “It’s strange they [the authorities] haven’t declared this air to be beneficial.” The local consumer protection watchdog also reported high levels of sulfur dioxide in an air sample taken near the flames The town has implemented a municipal-level state of emergency. As of Wednesday, traffic around the oil depot was restricted, with vehicles being diverted to alternate routes, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency said Local officials evacuated at least 1,130 people from the area Ukraine attacked two key Russian airfields in Crimea overnight as Kyiv says it targeted a major Russian oil facility to the east of Crimea Up to 15 explosions were heard close to the Saky air base at around 11:30 p.m. local time on Sunday, a prominent local Telegram channel reported. Further explosions were heard an hour later It separately claimed that a fire broke out at the Belbek military airfield on the outskirts of Sevastopol Russia partially bases its Black Sea Fleet at the port city in southern Crimea Newsweek couldn't independently verify the reports and has reached out to the Ukrainian military and the Russian defense ministry for comment Kyiv's military said its forces had struck an oil terminal in Feodosia overnight a major facility that it said Moscow had used to supply its armed forces close to Russia's Krasnodar region linking the annexed peninsula to mainland Russia Ukraine has doggedly targeted Russian oil facilities in the hopes of cutting the Kremlin off from resources propping up its war effort. On Friday, Kyiv attacked an oil facility in Russia's Voronezh region bordering eastern Ukraine. Kyiv has also persistently homed in on Russia's air bases repeatedly attacking the Belbek and Saky airfields and other facilities on the peninsula as a staging ground for its attacks on mainland Ukraine Russian state news agencies reported that local Russian officials in Feodosia declared a state of emergency on Monday Traffic has been blocked on at least two streets in the city About 300 people in the area are being evacuated with some being moved to temporary accommodation Dramatic footage widely shared online on Monday purportedly showing the aftermath of the attack on the Feodosia facility showed a large fire and heavy columns of smoke Russia's defense ministry said in a statement on Monday its air defenses had shot down 12 Ukrainian drones in Crimea overnight intercepting a total of 21 drones across various regions Ukrainian media reported that the Feodosia facility has been previously targeted by drones by The Kyiv Independent news deskA burning oil depot following a strike against Fedosia in occupied Crimea Russian Telegram channels)Russian emergency services were unable to extinguish a fire for the fourth day after it erupted at an oil depot in Russia-occupied Feodosia after a strike Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's (RFE/RL) Crimean service reported on Oct Ukrainian missile forces targeted the largest oil depot in occupied Crimea in the early hours of Oct The Marine Oil Terminal is the largest facility for oil product handling in Crimea; the only other terminal of its kind on the peninsula is located in Sevastopol 1,137 people had been evacuated from the area В Феодосии четвертые сутки продолжается горение резервуаров на нефтебазе, атакованной ВСУ 7 октября. Публикуем фото нашего корреспондента pic.twitter.com/SeKqSHCJAx The authorities warned that the amount of water needed to extinguish the fire may also affect the quality and quantity of water supplies for the residents In recent months, Ukrainian forces have launched a series of drone strikes aimed at damaging Russia's oil industry, whose profits fuel Moscow's war efforts Recently, a fire following a Ukrainian strike in the Kavkaz oil and petroleum storage facility just outside Proletarsk, a town in Russia's Rostov Oblast, was extinguished after 11 days and injured 49 Russian firefighters We are the news team of the Kyiv Independent We are here to make sure our readers get quick essential updates about the events in Ukraine Feel free to contact us via email with feedback and news alerts Satellite imagery appears to show a Russian short-range air defense system deployed around an oil facility in annexed Crimea that Ukraine said it attacked earlier this week A Pantsir-S1 air defense system was positioned around an oil depot near the eastern Crimean port city of Feodosia prior to what Ukraine described as a "successful attack" on the facility, the U.S.-backed Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty reported on Monday. Ukraine's military said on Monday that its forces had struck an oil terminal off the coast of Crimea overnight a major facility that it said Moscow had used to supply its armed forces now more than two-and-a-half years into the full-scale war Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 a move that is not internationally recognized Kyiv has said it will retake control of the peninsula Dramatic footage widely shared on social media purportedly filmed close to the site showed a large blaze, followed by dark plumes of smoke The Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty outlet shared satellite imagery dating back to July and November 2022, followed by an image dated August 2024. In November 2022 preparations for an air defense system appear to be visible at the photographed site with what looks to be a Pantsir-S1 system seen in the image dated this summer Newsweek could not independently verify the imagery and has reached out to the Russian Defense Ministry for comment via email Atesh, a Kyiv-aligned militant group in Crimea, said in a post to messaging app Telegram that it had "contributed to the defeat of the oil depot in Feodosia." It had been "actively collecting information about the work of the oil depot and the locations of enemy air defense systems" since October 2023 which it then shared with Ukraine's military A 'Pantsir S-1' air defense system installed on the premises of the Feodosia oil depot in Crimea did not help to prevent the Ukrainian drone attack last night. As @Planet satellite images show, this AD position was built back in November to early December 2022. https://t.co/yPcAXSXSgM pic.twitter.com/6Jy0l4l0CB The Russian-installed mayor of Feodosia, Igor Tkachenko, said a state of emergency was in place after a fire at the oil terminal Russia's Defense Ministry said in a statement on Monday that its air defenses had shot down 12 Ukrainian drones in Crimea overnight but did not reference a Ukrainian attack on the oil depot the oil depot that was struck by the Ukrainian Defense Forces on October 7 has been burning for the third day This was reported by the Telegram channel Crimean Wind "It has been the third day since the oil depot has been burning after the missile strike by the Armed Forces of Ukraine," the message states "What exactly is burning now is not definitively known This is confirmed by satellite images," the Telegram channel added It is noted that on the morning of October 9 The Defense Forces of Ukraine successfully struck a marine oil terminal in the temporarily occupied Feodosia on the night of October 7 A state of technological emergency was declared in the city Kyiv said Monday its forces had struck a large oil terminal overnight on the occupied Crimean peninsula as Moscow claimed the capture of another village in east Ukraine Kyiv has ramped up strikes targeting Russia's energy sector in recent months aiming to dent revenues used by Moscow to fund its invasion Russian-installed authorities in Crimea said a fire had broken out at an oil facility in the Black Sea port town of some 70,000 people and that there were no casualties The Defense Ministry said that 12 Ukrainian attack drones had been downed over the peninsula overnight of a total of 21 deployed by Kyiv against Russian targets Ukraine insists the strikes are fair retaliation for Russian attacks on its own energy infrastructure that have plunged millions into darkness Russia's Defense Ministry meanwhile claimed the capture of a village in eastern Ukraine close to the strategically important city of Pokrovsk The Defense Ministry in a briefing said it captured the village of Hrodivka a settlement in the Donetsk region near Pokrovsk as Russian troops close in on the key logistics hub The settlement with an estimated pre-war population of around 2,000 is the latest in a series of towns in the Donetsk region to have fallen to Russian forces Ukraine's army said that it had withdrawn from the mining town of Vuhledar also in the Donetsk region handing Russia one of its most significant territorial advances in weeks Ukrainian authorities said three civilians had been killed in overnight Russian attacks — two brothers aged 35 and 38 in the eastern region of Sumy and a 61-year-old woman in the southern Kherson region The governor of Kherson later said a Russian strike on the town had wounded 13 people and damaged an educational facility and various residential buildings were damaged which Russia claimed to have annexed alongside three other Ukrainian regions in 2022 three people were wounded after Russian attacks on infrastructure facilities Russian forces also launched several missiles and dozens of drones overnight at Ukraine with two missiles shot down over the capital and the third exploding near an airfield in the central Khmelnytsky region Authorities in Kyiv said debris from the downed missiles had landed near a kindergarten +374 10 650015 A jet fire at a major oil terminal in the port city of Feodosia in Russian-annexed Crimea has been put out five days after Ukrainian missile strikes there, its Russian-installed Mayor Igor Tkachenko said Friday there’s no jet fire on the territory of the oil terminal,” Tkachenko wrote on Telegram saying “the situation has stabilized and is fully under control.” “Emergency services and our municipal enterprises are continuing emergency recovery work It will continue until complete liquidation,” Tkachenko added His assurances come hours after Crimea’s Russian-installed Governor Sergei Aksyonov reported a “release of combustible materials” overnight after residents said they heard an explosion Tkachenko assured nearby residents that air quality posed no threat despite locals' complaints of nausea and headaches and the local consumer protection watchdog reporting high levels of sulfur dioxide near the flames Ukraine’s military said Monday its missile forces had carried out a successful strike on the Feodosia offshore oil terminal the largest on the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea More than 1,100 people were evacuated as the flames spread to more than 2,500 square meters Media reports linked the oil terminal to President Vladimir Putin’s university friend Viktor Khmarin who was said to be the beneficiary of a company that bought it in 2019 after its nationalization by Russia’s occupational authorities Sylheti and Bengali and conversational in Urdu and Hindi Ukraine's military on Monday announced it has carried out a decisive strike on a major oil terminal in Crimea a facility that is crucial to fueling Russia's ongoing military operations The General Staff of Ukraine reported via social media that the terminal in Feodosia located along the southern coast of the Russian-occupied Crimea Peninsula has been instrumental in supplying fuel to Russian forces The strike aimed to "undermine the military and economic potential of the Russian Federation," according to military officials Russian-installed authorities in Feodosia confirmed a fire at the terminal but did not specify the cause The attack comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared that the conflict has entered a pivotal phase Ukraine has escalated its targeting of critical rear areas that support Russia's military campaign Ukrainian forces have successfully struck oil depots As both nations grapple with the sustainability of their protracted war which began with Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022 the situation remains fraught with tension and uncertainty Kyiv's strategy focuses on diminishing Russia's capability to sustain its front-line units particularly in the eastern Donetsk region where intense battles are wearing down Ukrainian defenses As Ukraine awaits responses from Western allies regarding its requests for long-range weaponry capable of striking targets on Russian soil key discussions are anticipated next weekend at Ramstein Air Base in Germany Defense leaders from over 50 partner nations will convene to coordinate military assistance to Ukraine Zelensky emphasized the critical nature of the current phase of the conflict stating that Ukraine must maintain pressure on Russia to demonstrate that the war will yield no benefits "We will continue to apply even greater pressure on Russia—because only through strength can we bring peace closer," he said in a recent video statement Russia launched six missiles of various types and 74 Shahed drones against Ukraine overnight missile debris fell in three districts of Kyiv causing minor damage to civilian infrastructure and igniting a fire Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that some missile fragments fell near a kindergarten Yurii Ihnat, the acting head of Ukraine's Air Force Communications Department, said two hypersonic Kinzhal missiles aimed at the capital were intercepted. Despite the challenges posed by Russia's evolving tactics, Ukrainian defenses have managed to down a significant number of incoming threats. "While we're facing increasing difficulties and improvements in their technology, we successfully intercepted two today," Ihnat said. Nevertheless, he acknowledged that some Russian missiles continue to breach defenses Russia's Defense Ministry stated it had shot down nearly two dozen Ukrainian drones during the same period This article contains additional reporting from The Associated Press Newsweek is committed to journalism that's factual and fair Hold us accountable and submit your rating of this article on the meter. More than 1,000 people were evacuated in the annexed Crimean city of Feodosia after Ukrainian strikes sparked a large fire at a major oil terminal there the day before, Russian-installed authorities said Tuesday On Monday, Ukraine’s military claimed its missile forces had carried out a successful strike on the Feodosia offshore oil terminal “An evacuation of 1,047 people to temporary accommodation centers was carried out to ensure the safety of the people living near the site of the emergency,” Feodosia’s Moscow-backed mayor Igor Tkachenko said Часть Феодосии осталась без воды, в городе открыли ПВР и эвакуировали туда как минимум несколько десятков человек, пожар продолжается. Последствия атаки ВСУ по нефтебазе:https://t.co/mhOAtcSWp4 pic.twitter.com/3XbGiHClGR The evacuees were placed in hotels and guest houses after registering and undergoing medical examinations He added that firefighting efforts continued and urged residents to “remain calm and only trust official information.” Pantsir-S short-range air defense systems have been deployed at the oil terminal since at least the fall of 2022, according to satellite images shared by the Russian-language edition of the RFE/RL news organization The Defense Forces of Ukraine successfully struck a maritime oil terminal in the occupied Feodosia on the night of October 7 This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook a successful strike was carried out on the enemy's maritime oil terminal located in the temporarily occupied Feodosia in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea A fire was recorded in the area of the facility The consequences of the strike are being clarified," the report said The Feodosia terminal is the largest in Crimea for handling petroleum products The operation was executed by the missile units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in coordination with other components of the Ukrainian Defense Forces Efforts to undermine the military-economic potential of the Russian Federation are ongoing The attacked terminal is located on the eastern edge of Feodosia It was previously targeted by Ukrainian drones in March 2024 damaging a main pipeline for fuel transfer This same terminal was attacked in December and November of last year According to the Russian Ministry of Defense Russian air defense forces shot down 21 drones There were no reports about the drone attack on the oil depot in Feodosia in the morning summary from the military department Ukraine struck fuel facilities in the Rostov region multiple times with drones After a fire at a fuel storage facility in Proletarsk that could not be extinguished for 16 days—during which even priests from the Russian Orthodox Church were involved—owners of oil depots in the region began to sell off their assets en masse Ukraine's strikes on the territory of Russia-occupied Crimea are increasingly reducing the peninsula's military potential Among the affected facilities are airfields The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed that Ukraine struck an offshore oil terminal in Feodosia in Russian-occupied Crimea on October 7 the terminal was attacked by Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles The UK Ministry of Defense released a picture of the burning terminal Ukrainian strikes continue to gradually weaken Russian military capabilities on the Crimean peninsula “Targets struck in 2024 have also included air-defense systems and the Kerch Strait crossing,” the UK Ministry of Defense says which was attacked by the Ukrainian military on October 7 For several days, tanks exploded on the territory of the oil depot. Russian occupiers were forced to evacuate the population. The fire damaged 12 tanks, eight of which were destroyed. The buildings on the territory of the base also burned down. In addition to the tanks, the terminal's infrastructure was also heavily damaged. The Russian military has partially restored the Soviet nuclear weapons depot Feodosia-13 in the occupied Crimea. However, this facility is now used as a warehouse for storing conventional ammunition of the Russian army, according to Suspilne Krym. The Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine says that there are no facilities in the occupied Crimea where the Russians deploy nuclear weapons. And no cases of transportation of these weapons have been recorded. Last January, a representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, Andrii Chernyak, reported that the Russians were working in Crimea to restore a nuclear weapons depot on the peninsula. According to current data, the Russians have partially restored the Feodosia-13 facility, and they currently use it as a storage facility for conventional ammunition. The DIU says that tactical nuclear weapons can be carried by airplanes, helicopters, as well as submarines, ships, and boats deployed in Crimea. Russian missile forces and artillery of the ground forces in Crimea have operational and tactical missiles of the Iskander missile brigades, as well as special artillery rounds and artillery units armed with 152-mm and 203-mm artillery systems and 240-mm mortars. The Russian Aerospace Forces have nuclear munitions of the Air Force, such as warheads of air-launched cruise missiles, aircraft bombs, and naval mines, which can be carried by the attack and bombing aircraft of tactical aviation (Su-25SM3, Su-24M, Cy-34, MiG-31K). Ukrainian intelligence adds that there may be separate air defense units, determined by the relevant orders, equipped with S-300 PM systems. At the same time, the DIU did not record any additional movements of nuclear weapons launchers to the occupied peninsula to use tactical nuclear weapons. The governor of Crimea says civilians have been evacuated from the area. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. All rights reserved Looking to access paid articles across multiple policy topics Interested in policy insights for EU professional organisations Ukraine carried out an air attack on Feodosia in Crimea Ukraine’s air force commander said on Tuesday (26 December) after the Russian-installed governor of the Crimea said that the assault sparked a fire in the town’s port area News Service Produced externally by an organization we trust to adhere to journalistic standards Several large explosions and fires are reportedly raging at the port in the Crimean city of Feodosia on Black Sea coast that the attack destroyed a major Russian Navy vessel There has been a strike on Feodosia, Crimea, Ukraine – temporarily-occupied by the Russian fascist invaders.The landing ship “Novocherkask” is said to have been hit.https://t.co/693xzyYZeD pic.twitter.com/DIUtybjlXZ Several Large Explosions and Fires are raging at the Port in the Crimean City of Feodosia on the Coast of the Black Sea, following Ukrainian Strikes against what is reported to be Russian and Iran Naval Vessels carrying Munitions; the Ukrainian Air Force is claiming to have Sunk… pic.twitter.com/DHy3sTja3C The report could not be independently verified and there was no immediate comment from Russia Both Russia and Ukraine have often exaggerated the losses they claim to have inflicted upon each other in the 22-month long war while underestimated their own casualty and equipment losses "All relevant emergency services are on site," Aksyonov said on the Telegram "Residents of several houses will be evacuated." Footage posted on several Russian news outlets on Telegram showed powerful explosions and fires over a port area The proposed change comes as Ukraine's 22-month-old battle against Russia drags on Ukraine and Russia exchanged claims over downed military aircraft and on Monday Ukraine denied Russia's claim that its forces had seized the regional centre Maryinka in eastern Ukraine An explanatory note signed by Defence Minister Rustem Umerov summarized key provisions of the draft law saying they included the "change of conscription age from 27 to 25 years." President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told his end-of-year news conference on 19 December that the military had proposed mobilising 450,000-500,000 more Ukrainians but that it was a "highly sensitive" issue that the military and government would discuss before deciding whether to send the proposal to parliament but in the past it has been said the country has around 1 million people under arms US officials estimate that hundreds of thousands have been killed and wounded since Russia invaded Ukraine Neither country publishes its casualty figures "The military needs a solution to its problems," he said in a post on the Telegram messaging app earlier on Monday "Society wants to hear answers to all sensitive questions." Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world The Russian landing ship Novocherkassk near the port city of Sevastopol The Russian Defense Ministry didn’t specify the extent of damage to the landing ship Novocherkassk, according to the state RIA Novosti news service. One person was killed and two wounded in Feodosia, the Russia-installed Crimea Governor Sergei Aksyonov said on his Telegram channel Tuesday Air force claims to have struck Novocherkassk landing ship as footage shows fires in city of Feodosia Ukraine’s military has said it has destroyed a Russian landing ship stationed in the Crimean port city of Feodosia with video footage showing an extensive fire in the port area The air force said it struck the Novocherkassk navy ship, which was stationed in Crimean waters controlled by Russia. “The fleet in Russia is getting smaller and smaller! Thanks to the air force pilots and everyone involved for the filigree work!” the commander of Ukraine’s air force, Mykola Oleshchuk, said on the Telegram messaging app. Footage circulating on several Russian news outlets on Telegram showed powerful explosions and fires over a port area. An unverified daytime photograph, which Russian prowar bloggers said showed the ship’s remains, depicted a charred, extended clump of debris emerging out of the water by a dock. Russia’s defence ministry said in a statement that the Novocherkassk landing ship was “damaged” by Ukrainian guided missiles launched by aircraft, adding that one person was killed and two injured in the attack. Earlier in the day, the Russia-appointed head of occupied Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, said in a statement on Telegram that there had been “an enemy attack in [the] Feodosia area”, adding that “detonation has stopped and the fire has been localised”. Read moreThe Ukrainian military said the ship was carrying Iranian-made Shahed attack drones that Moscow has extensively used in this war joked that he was “thankful” to his country’s air force “for the impressive replenishment of the Russian underwater Black Sea fleet with another vessel” “The occupiers will not have a single peaceful place in Ukraine,” he said Moscow is believed to have already withdrawn a significant bulk of its Black Sea fleet from its main base in Crimea after a series of Ukrainian missile and drone strikes last autumn and summer 0:27Moment Ukrainian airstrike hits Russian warship in Crimea – videoThe British defence secretary said the latest developments indicated that Russia’s dominance in the Black Sea “is now challenged” “This latest destruction of Putin’s navy demonstrates that those who believe there’s a stalemate in the Ukraine war are wrong,” Shapps said in a statement on X “They haven’t noticed that over the past four months 20% of Russia’s Black Sea fleet has been destroyed.” the Ukrainian military said it had shot down five Russian fighter jets in three days would mark one of the biggest weekly losses for the Russian air force since the war began Praising Monday’s jet strikes announcement Zelenskiy said in his message to the country: “This Christmas sets the right mood for the whole next year A file photo of the Novocherkassk Photograph: Yoruk Isik/Reuters“Every Russian pilot must make a clear choice whether to continue participating in this war,” he added The significant losses of Russian military hardware in less than a week offer a rare bright spot for Ukraine whose forces have moved on to the defensive across multiple fronts after a largely failed summer counteroffensive told Vladimir Putin in a meeting that its forces had gained full control of Maryinka in Ukraine’s east marking one of Moscow’s most significant battlefield gains since last spring “Our assault units … have today completely liberated the settlement of Maryinka,” Shoigu told the Russian president in a televised meeting about 3 miles south-west of the city of Donetsk would allow the Russian forces to move enemy combat units away from Donetsk Ukraine’s commander in chief on Tuesday conceded that his forces had pulled back to the outskirts of the largely destroyed town of Maryinka “We have now moved to the outskirts of Maryinka and in some places already beyond the boundaries of the settlement,” Valerii Zaluzhnyi said at a press conference in Kyiv “We protect every piece of our land but the lives of our soldiers are more important to us,” Zaluzhnyi said adding that the town “no longer exists” after being destroyed “street by street” by the Russians Home » Ukraine strikes Russia’s Project 775 large landing ship in Crimea The assault was first announced on several channels on Telegram Russian RIA Novosti media outlet reported by citing the Russian Ministry of Defence that two Ukrainian Su-24 jets attacked Feodosiya port with missiles and damaged the Black Sea Fleet’s Project 775 Ropucha-class LPD The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the missiles fired by the jets were Storm Shadow/SCALP EG cruise missiles and claimed that Russian air defenses attacked and destroyed the jets The head of the Ukrainian Air Force also announced that its warplanes had destroyed the ship The damaged Project 775 LPD was identified as “Novocherkassk“ which was confirmed with the help of satellite images Whatever ship is cooking off at the main pier at Feodosia is seen on Sentinel-2 L2A on December 24th (the day prior).Large secondary blast would indicate ordinance of some kind. https://t.co/SdFkGbIQy3 pic.twitter.com/8W6Ko8s9n4 The LPD seemed destroyed and half-sunk after the fire was extinguished the port’s transportation operations are functioning normally after the area was cordoned off while a fire caused by the attack was contained and the essentially identical French supplied SCALP-EG Ukraine has adapted the Soviet-era Su-24 Fencer jet to carrying two missiles This stands for Bomb Royal Ordnance Augmented Charge and means a two stage delayed explosion The missile dives into the target and the first charge creates a hole in the structure for the second warhead to pass through The main detonation then occurs inside or below the target Novocherkassk is not the first Russian Navy ship hit by Storm Shadow missiles The Russian Navy improved Kilo-class submarine Rostov-on-Don was hit by Storm Shadow missiles in Sevastopol on September 13 Sutton’s relevant story from the link below: Naval News brings you news coverage of the latest naval defense shows & events We are also reporting on naval technology from all over the world David Brennan is Newsweek's Diplomatic Correspondent covering world politics and conflicts from London with a focus on NATO David joined Newsweek in 2018 and has since reported from key locations and summits across Europe and the South Caucasus This includes extensive reporting from the Baltic David graduated from the University of Cambridge having specialized in the history of empires and revolutions You can contact David at d.brennan@newsweek.com and follow him on Twitter @DavidBrennan100 Russia's beleaguered Black Sea Fleet appears to have largely abandoned its major Crimean naval bases under the pressure of regular Ukrainian drone Open source intelligence (OSINT) researcher MT Anderson posted Planet Labs images to X, formerly known as Twitter taken on April 6 and showing three key Russian naval bases in the Black Sea—Sevastopol and Feodosia in Crimea and Novorossiysk in Russia's Krasnodar Krai region 🇷🇺BLACK SEA FLEET🇷🇺0.5m📷 (6 April 2024) of Novorossiysk, Feodosia & Sevastopol. Good view of where 🇷🇺Navy are positioning their vessels⬇️Novorossiysk: primary warships, subs & assault shipsSevastopol: small missiles boats, AS ships, MinesweepersFeodosia: nothing pic.twitter.com/44vpLSQ5kO The images appear to confirm past reports that the Black Sea Fleet has pulled its most-valuable assets out of Crimean ports and into Russian territorial waters following repeated successful Ukrainian strikes using drones and cruise missiles The Black Sea Fleet's home port of Sevastopol now appears home to several small missile boats Among the most significant identified there this week are two Tarantul-class corvettes and two Krivak-class frigates Newsweek cannot independently verify the images and has contacted the Russian Defense Ministry by email to request comment the photographs appear to underscore Russia's inability to secure the Black Sea despite overwhelming conventional naval superiority "It's good news," Ivan Stupak—a former officer in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and now an adviser to the Ukrainian parliament's national security, defense and intelligence committee—told Newsweek. "Crimea is no longer a safe haven for the Russian navy." Sevastopol has traditionally served as Russia's primary power projection center for the Black Sea region. It is home to the Black Sea Fleet headquarters building—which was destroyed by a cruise-missile strike in September 2023—and important dry dock facilities which were also destroyed by cruise missiles along with an attack submarine and landing ship that same month The Crimean port of Feodosia around 100 miles east of Sevastopol has also been the subject of attacks Ukraine claimed to have sunk one landing ship there in December 2023 using cruise missiles The most-recent satellite images suggest there are no Russian warships of note currently at Feodosia Most of Russia's key naval assets have reportedly fled to Novorossiysk More than 100 miles further east of Feodosia and in Russian waters attacking the port is more difficult for Ukrainian forces though they did manage to do so with success in August 2023 "They've focused all of their battle vessels in Novorossiysk," Ukrainian navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk told journalists during a Ukraine Media Center briefing on Wednesday "The only vessels remaining in Crimea are those that are being repaired—at least 15 of them—or those they they don't have the opportunity to bring to other bases." (Photo: Ukrainska Pravda / Crimean Telegram channels)Key developments on Dec Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed that the Russian landing ship Novocherkassk, docked at Feodosia in occupied Crimea, had been "damaged" by a Ukrainian missile strike in the early hours of Dec. 26, in a statement reported by the Russian state-run media outlet TASS Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk announced that the ship had been struck earlier on Dec which appears to be backed by the videos from the scene "And the fleet of Russia is getting smaller and smaller," he said the large landing ship Novocherkassk...Thanks to the Air Force pilots and everyone involved!" Oleschchuk also shared a video of a large explosion implied to be related to the strike on the Novocherkassk Two Russian vessels had left Feodosia a few hours after Ukrainian forces struck the port in Crimea, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Crimea.Realities reported Crimea.Realities said that it was impossible to identify the two vessels due to the distance and the smoke they resembled a warship and a military boat of Russia's Black Sea Fleet RFE/RL's Russian branch reported that another vessel that partially sank with Novocherkassk was training vessel UTS-150 citing satellite data from Planet showing Feodosia after the attack At least two officers may have been in the landing ship Novocherkassk at the time of the attack, according to independent Russian news site Agentstvo claimed to Agentstvo that there were no casualties Ihnat added that the size of the explosion indicated that something significant had exploded due to the strikes U.K. Defense Secretary Grant Shapps weighed in on the news, saying "This latest destruction of (Russian leader Vladimir) Putin's navy demonstrates that those who believe there's a stalemate in the Ukraine war are wrong They haven't noticed that over the past four months 20% of Russia's Black Sea Fleet has been destroyed." Crimean Telegram channels reported explosions in the area of ​​Feodosia in eastern Crimea The Telegram channels claimed that a ship with Iranian ammunition was reportedly blown up and a fire broke out in the port According to Russian-affiliated media, residents reported hearing loud bangs, and seeing plumes of smoke, and traffic on the Crimean bridge was blocked the head of Russian occupation authorities in Crimea said that one person had been killed in the attack Several nearby buildings were also damaged Russian media reported that Putin was informed of the "damage" to the ship Russian proxy authorities later revised the number of injured to four The Novocherkassk is a mid-size vessel with a length of almost 113 meters, designed for amphibious landings, that can carry armored vehicles, according to a U.S. military factsheet cited by CNN It has a crew of 87 and can host almost 240 personnel Ukraine's General Staff said the ship had previously been damaged by a strike near the Ukrainian port city of Berdiansk in March 2022 Ukraine has repeatedly struck Russia's Black Sea fleet since the beginning of the full-scale invasion including the sinking of the flagship cruiser Moskva in April 2022 and a devastating missile attack on the fleet's headquarters in occupied Crimea that reportedly killed more than 30 officers U.K. Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said in October that Ukraine's successful attacks had led to a "functional defeat" of the Russian Navy in the Black Sea President Volodymyr Zelensky predicted in October that Ukraine would soon have full fire control over occupied Crimea citing the widespread failure of Russian air defenses in the peninsula He also noted that Russia's Black Sea Fleet has suffered such significant losses that a new naval base is planned to open in Abkhazia a Russian-occupied region of Georgia located on the Black Sea in order to move ships "as far as possible from Ukrainian missiles and naval drones." In the report confirming the damage to the Novocherkassk the Russian Defense Ministry also claimed that two Ukrainian SU-24 fighter jets were shot down 125 kilometers northeast of Mykolaiv There was no evidence provided to support the assertion Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat denied that the fighter jets were shot down Russian forces attacked a railway station full of people in Kherson late on Dec. 26, killing at least one person and wounding four others, Ukrainian officials said Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported that about 140 people were waiting for an evacuation train from heavily shelled Kherson A police lieutenant evacuating civilians from the attack site was killed and two more police officers and two civilians were wounded by shrapnel Since Ukrainian forces liberated Kherson and swathes of territories on the western bank of the Dnipro River in November 2022 Russia continues to heavily strike the city with artillery Ukrainian railway monopoly Ukrzaliznytsia said that the civilians are waiting for the situation to stabilize before being evacuated on buses to Mykolaiv in the neighboring Mykolaiv Oblast and the railroad is ready to continue running," Ukrzaliznytsia said in a Telegram statement According to media reports, Russian forces had been attacking the Kherson area for a few hours late on Dec. 26. Kherson Oblast Governor Oleksandr Prokudin earlier reported a civilian death at around noon in the village of Mykilske – about 20 kilometers northeast of the regional capital Since liberation, over 400 civilians were killed and over 1,700 wounded in and around Kherson, according to local authorities Zaluzhnyi also said that the military had a plan on the number of mobilized conscripts for 2024.“As for this number it of course takes into account the coverage of the current kit and also the projection of our losses that we may suffer in 2024 I can't divulge the numbers for each of these indicators This is a military secret,” he said at a news briefing Speaking about the Cabinet's draft law regarding amendments to the mobilization process Zaluzhnyi said that he is not involved in the decisions of who can be deferred from recruitment “There are central executive authorities for that which can determine it,” he said He stressed that two concepts will be left in the legislation: someone who is fit for military service and someone who is not instead of having the middle point “partially fit,” which includes people with certain types of disabilities Zaluzhnyi called for stopping the use of disability categories for mobilization and conscription He said that medical commissions should determine whether someone is fit for service regardless of official disability categories Zaluzhnyi also welcomed the idea of electronic summonses for conscripts which Defense Minister Rustem Umerov proposed last week “We are happy with any way that will meet our demand for personnel,” he said Ukraine's Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhny in Kyiv on Dec (Francis Farrell/The Kyiv Independent)The draft law also proposes the rotation of military personnel on the front line every six months But Zaluzhnyi opposed the idea as the situation on the front remains unpredictable and would require double the necessary amount of ammunition “I cannot predict whether it will be six months The situation can be completely different,” he said they should understand that the amount of ammunition needs to be at least doubled.” The Cabinet bill also envisages discharging mobilized conscripts after 36 months of service unless they want to continue serving voluntarily The commander-in-chief said that the military had agreed to the 36-month limit only if there are no escalations on the front and if there are people who can replace the demobilized conscripts Zaluzhnyi also said he was unhappy with the work of military enlistment offices "As far as military enlistment offices are concerned I'm not satisfied with their work yet," he said Speaking about what the war will look like in 2024 Zaluzhnyi said that it would be very different from 2023 and military equipment will undoubtedly lead to changes in tactics," he said He said that the war in 2024 "must differ" from 2023 because otherwise "we can expect what I wrote about in the article (for The Economist) to happen." Zaluzhnyi was referring to his November article in the Economist in which he said the conflict was turning into a war of attrition and the only way to win it was through high technology "For about 90% of (the problems of the war) we have found solutions that will help us act more efficiently save the lives of our people," he said on Dec He added that "our enemy is not far behind us you can see what is going on in the last days especially that there is a pretty intense competition in terms of the use of technology but we are not letting up in this effort." Ukraine’s Commander in Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi said on Dec 26 that Ukrainian troops remain in the northern part of the town of Marinka Donetsk Oblast.Following Russia's claim to have captured the town on Dec Zaluzhnyi said that Ukrainian troops were forced to retreat to Marinka’s outskirts and in some places set up positions outside the city even though the Kremlin pays little attention to the injured and killed Russian soldiers."There are mountains of bodies and no one is even trying to take them away More and more of them are appearing there every day this is Russia's attitude towards its own people," he said Aila Slisco is a Newsweek night reporter based in New York Her focus is on reporting national politics where she has covered the 2020 and 2022 elections the impeachments of Donald Trump and multiple State of the Union addresses Other topics she has reported on for Newsweek include crime public health and the emergence of COVID-19 Aila was a freelance writer before joining Newsweek in 2019 You can get in touch with Aila by emailing a.slisco@newsweek.com have reportedly been found scattered throughout the Crimean port city of Feodosiya Ukrainian Air Force commander Mykola Oleschuk shared a video purporting to show the ship exploding in a massive fireball to Telegram on Tuesday while thanking the force's pilots and boasting that Russia's Black Sea fleet "is getting smaller and smaller." Russia acknowledged that the ship was hit in a Ukrainian airstrike on the Feodosiya port but said in a statement that the vessel was only "damaged." Moscow also claimed that it "destroyed two enemy Su-24 tactical bombers" responsible for the attack Anton Gerashchenko, adviser for the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs, on Tuesday shared a Russian news clip claiming to show debris from the ship lodged into the ground near a business in Feodosiya in a post to X, formerly Twitter "Russian media report that large fragments of the Novocherkassk landing ship which was hit by the Armed Forces of Ukraine strikes tonight can be found in the vicinity of Feodosiya port," Gerashchenko wrote alongside the video "Russian navy can organize a quest game to put this puzzle of a ship together," he added The Russian reporter in the video says that "numerous fragments" of the ship were found in the city according to translated subtitles provided by Gerashchenko "Numerous fragments of the Novocherkassk landing ship can be seen in the vicinity of Feodosiya port," the reporter says while standing in front of the debris These quite large fragments can be found in Feodosiya." such a piece of debris stuck almost a meter into the ground," she continues The windowpanes of five-story houses were blown out." Russian media report that large fragments of the Novocherkask landing ship, which was hit by the Armed Forces of Ukraine strikes tonight, can be found in the vicinity of Feodosiya port.Russian navy can organize a quest game to put this puzzle of a ship together. pic.twitter.com/szj0HkneP2 Newsweek reached out for comment to the Russian Ministry of Defense via email on Tuesday wrote on Telegram that one person was killed and two others were injured in a Ukrainian "detonation" in Feodosiya It is unclear now many crew members may have been on board Novocherkassk at the time of the explosion The Associated Press reported that the 360-foot ship is capable of carrying 225 sailors and 10 tanks The ship was previously damaged in March 2022 about one month after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine but has reportedly been used since to transport personnel and equipment including drones U.K. Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said in a post to X on Tuesday that Ukraine had destroyed 20 percent of Russia's Black Sea fleet over the past four months adding that Moscow's "dominance in the Black Sea is now challenged." Russia illegally annexed Crimea in 2014. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly vowed to retake the territory since the current conflict began on February 24