Ukrainian missile strikes headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in a missile attack Friday that left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering, according to military officials on both sides of the war and images from the scene in Crimea. The Russian...

Russia's Defense Ministry says 1 serviceman missing, not killed as it initially stated, after Ukrainian missile strike on annexed Crimea

A Russian-appointed official says a key shipyard in Crimea is on fire after a Ukrainian attack and 24 people are injured

Ukraine claims to recapture Black Sea oil platforms seized during Crimea's annexation

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian military said Monday that it recaptured strategic gas and oil drilling platforms from Russia in the Black Sea and claimed gains in occupied areas near Bakhmut, a city in eastern Ukraine left in ruins after the war's longest and deadliest fighting. ...

Elon Musk's refusal to have Starlink support Ukraine attack in Crimea raises questions for Pentagon

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AP) — SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s refusal to allow Ukraine to use Starlink internet services to launch a surprise attack on Russian forces in Crimea last September has raised questions as to whether the U.S. military needs to be more explicit in future contracts that...

Russia says it thwarted attacks on Crimea bridge. Shelling and strikes leave at least 3 dead

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia said Saturday its forces destroyed three Ukrainian naval drones being used in an attempt to attack a key bridge linking Russia to the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula, forcing its temporary closure for a third time in less than a year. One naval drone...

Ukrainian soldiers who were blinded in combat face the new battle of navigating the world again

RIVNE, Ukraine (AP) — Along a bustling street in a western Ukrainian city, Denys Abdulin takes his first independent strides since he was severely wounded and blinded while fighting invading Russian troops more than a year ago. The 34-year-old former soldier, wearing black glasses...

One dead in a Russian military jet trainer crash in a region near Crimea

One person was killed when a Russian military jet trainer crashed while attempting to land in a region bordering Russia-annexed Crimea, Russia's defense ministry said Monday. The crash of the Czechoslovak-made L-39 in the Krasnodar region was the second fatal military crash on a...

Russia downs 20 drones over Crimea following a spate of attacks on Moscow

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia thwarted an attack by 20 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow-annexed Crimea overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday. Fourteen drones were shot down by Russian air defenses and a further six were jammed electronically, the ministry said in a...

Ukraine says its drones damaged a Russian warship, showing Kyiv's growing naval capabilities

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said its sea drones struck a major Russian port Friday and damaged a warship in an attack that underlined Kyiv's growing naval capabilities as the Black Sea becomes an increasingly important battleground in the war. The strike on Novorossiysk halted...