Kremlin comments on fuel situation in Crimea - TASS

The authorities are carrying out intensive work to minimize the consequences of what they describe as the barbaric actions of the Kiev regime and to restore fuel supplies to the population, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, commenting on the fuel situation in Crimea.

Over 20 drones downed over Sevastopol, house damaged

 More than 20 drones have been downed over the Crimean city of Sevastopol with minor damage but no casualties,  Mikhail Razvozhayev wrote on Telegram.

'No going into Nato by Ukraine,' says Trump as Zelensky prepares for White House talks

Donald Trump has said the Ukrainian president can end Russia's war "if he wants to", but there would be "no going into Nato by Ukraine" as part of a peace deal.

Ukraine says it hit oil refinery in Russia’s Tuapse, military airfields in Crimea

The Ukrainian military said on Wednesday it had attacked Russia’s Tuapse oil refinery on the Black Sea coast and two military airfields in Crimea overnight.

Putin has already given instructions to protect the Crimean Bridge against the backdrop of the use of ATACMS - Peskov

Russian President Vladimir Putin has long given instructions to ensure the protection of critical infrastructure, including the Crimean Bridge. 

European Commission will not talk to Ukraine about joining the EU without Crimea and Donbass

Negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the European Union are impossible without Donbass and Crimea.

Situation tense as fire continues to rage at Crimean oil depot

Fire brigades from across Russia are taking part in combating a fire at an oil depot in the Crimean city of Feodosia, where the situation remains tense, Mayor Igor Tkachenko said.

Erdogan called Russia to return Crimea to Ukraine

"We sincerely hope that the war will end in a just and lasting peace based on the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine," he said in a video address to the participants of the so-called Crimean Platform summit opening in Kiev.  

Musk on his refusal to activate Starlink above Crimea: it’s not a military system

US entrepreneur Elon Musk said his Starlink satellite communication service is "a commercial system, not a military system," and reiterated that he chose not to activate in on Ukraine’s request to enable its attack on Crimea in 2022.

Russian air defense systems destroyed 18 Ukrainian Armed Forces drones overnight

Air defense systems shot down 18 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Russian Federation during the night of August 29-30,  Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

Four drones and three unmanned boats were destroyed near Sevastopol

Russian military personnel destroyed four unmanned aerial vehicles and three unmanned boats  at sea on the approaches to Sevastopol,  Mikhail Razvozhaev said.

Ukraine's navy says it destroyed Russian ferry used to deliver fuel and weapons to Crimea

Ukraine's navy confirmed on Friday that it destroyed a ferry in the Russian port of Kavkaz on Thursday which was used to deliver fuel and weapons to  Crimea.

17 sailors from the ferry that sank in the port "Kavkaz" (Кавказ), Krasnodar, Crimea rescued

Seventeen crew members of a railway ferry carrying fuel were rescued in the port of Kavkaz. This was announced by the Governor of the Krasnodar Territory Veniamin Kondratyev.

Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a ferry with fuel tanks in the port of "Kavkaz", Krasnodar, Crimea

The Ukrainian side attacked a railway ferry with fuel tanks in the port of Kavkaz, a fire occurred, the area is being determined, reported the Kuban operational headquarters.

Five Ukrainian UAVs eliminated over the Black Sea

Two unmanned boats heading towards the Crimean Peninsula were destroyed.

Air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 75 drones in Russian regions overnight

Air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 75 drones in the regions of the Russian Federation overnight as reported to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Air defense forces eliminated 11 drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the territory of the Russian Federation

Over the past night, air defense crews on duty eliminated 11 Ukrainian drones over the Belgorod and Kursk regions, as well as over the Crimea and the Black Sea.

Russian Foreign Ministry: The United States allowed Ukraine to launch new strikes on Russian territory

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky received carte blanche from the United States to carry out new attacks on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Within a day, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed 4 HIMARS MLRS that were preparing to attack Crimea

Russian troops destroyed four HIMARS MLRS launchers in one day, the Russian Ministry of Defense says.

Ukraine Would Not Have Hit Sevastopol Without US' Direct Participation, Moscow will respond "in the foreseeable future" - Lavrov | EL Etos UT News

Ukrainian missiles would not have hit Russian cities, including Sevastopol, without direct US involvement in targeting, and Moscow will respond "in the foreseeable future," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday.