Two Russian tankers crashed in the Kerch Strait on 15 December, causing an oil spill which washed up on the coast of Russiaʼs Krasnodar Krai. Local residents have been recording the oil-contaminated coastline and publishing footage of birds affected by…
Reports emerged on the morning of 15 December indicating that two Russian tankers, Volgoneft 212 and Volgoneft 239, were sinking in the Kerch Strait. Both vessels were reported to be broken in half, with fuel oil leaking into the water.
Source: Russian…
9 December, 2024 SeaBaby surface drone. Photo credits: SSU
The Security Service of Ukraine’s naval drones attacked Russian aircraft and boats in the Kerch Bay of the temporarily occupied Crimea.
The video was published on the SSU’s official YouTube c…
Ukraine’s Security Service deployed Ukrainian-made Sea Baby naval drones in a special operation in Kerch Bay in Crimea on the night of 5–6 December.
Source: Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) on Telegram
Details: According to the SSU’s 13th Main Directo…
Russia is acutely aware of the importance of the information aspect of modern warfare. One of the first things Russians do when they capture Ukrainian territories is to put up Russian markers and symbols. Combatting “undesirables” – a designation that …
The Russians closed the Crimean Bridge to traffic on the morning of 6 December, and reports of explosions in the city of Kerch emerged on social media.
Source: Crimean Bridge: Operational Information, a local Telegram channel; Crimean local Telegram ch…
Journalists from the Centre for Investigative Journalism have reported that in temporarily occupied Crimea, Russian authorities are constructing a third tower for deploying a short-range air defence system near the Kerch Bridge.
Source: Radio Liberty, …
Boom barriers initially placed near the Crimean Bridge in the temporarily occupied city of Kerch, Crimea, to protect it from marine drone attacks have been washed ashore by the current current.
Source: Crimea.Realities, a project by Radio Liberty …
27 October, 2024 Mi-28NM attack helicopter. Photo credits: Rostec
A Russian Mi-28 attack helicopter crashes into the sea near the Kerch Strait.
Russian propagandist Fighterbomber (Ilya Tumanov) announced this.
According to Russian propagandists, the …
A Mi-2 air ambulance helicopter has crashed in Kirov Oblast, Russia, killing four people.
Source: Russian Emergencies Ministry; TASS; Telegram channels
Details: The ministry reported a “hard landing” of a Mi-2 helicopter in the forest near the village …