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Crimea
Russian Military Mulls ‘Response’ to US Drones Operating Over Black Sea
Moscow continues to blame the U.S. for a June 23 missile attack that killed four civilians near Crimea’s port of Sevastopol.
US, Russian Defense Chiefs Speak by Phone as Tensions Mount Over Crimea Missile Attack
Moscow blames Washington for missile attack that killed four Russian civilians.
Moscow Summons US Envoy Following Missile Strike on Crimea’s Sevastopol
Attack with U.S.-supplied munitions ‘will not go unanswered,’ Russia’s foreign ministry told ambassador.
Russia Claims to Have Foiled Long-Range ATACMS Missile Attack on Crimea
Moscow annexed Crimea in 2014 and now regards the strategic peninsula as sovereign Russian Federation territory.
Russian Naval Ship in Crimea Damaged in Airstrike by Ukrainian Forces, Russian Defense Ministry Says
Putin–Kim Meeting in Russia’s Far East Marred by Missile Strike on Sevastopol
Moscow blames Kyiv for missile attack on Crimea that reportedly damaged two Russian naval vessels and left 24 people injured.
Russia Could Return to Black Sea Grain Deal If Conditions Are Met: Diplomat
Moscow will revive the stalled Black Sea Grain Initiative if its demands for reciprocity are met, however, tensions continue to mount in the Black Sea as Russia targets Ukrainian seaports while fending off attack drones in the Crimean Peninsula.
Moscow, Crimea Beset by Drones as Kyiv’s Offensive Appears to Shift Focus
Twice in the past three days, attack drones have struck a financial district in Moscow, posing what the Kremlin describes as a “clear and present” danger. Kyiv, for its part, has hailed recent attacks—in both Moscow and Crimea—while declining to take responsibility for them.
