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The Latest Breaking News from Crimea

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukraine hints it was behind a series of strikes in occupied Crimea; the situation at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is perilous; a Russian soldier exposes rot at core of invasion

The Guardian - AU

The Guardian view on war in Ukraine: fighting on multiple fronts

Editorial: Explosions in Crimea are not only about immediate military strategy, but maintaining support for Kyiv

The Guardian - UK

Crimea: Ukraine uses new tactics to attempt to take back strategic territory from Russia

Russian president Vladimir Putin has reportedly replaced the commander of his Black Sea fleet just three days after an attack on the Russian Saki airbase in Crimea, as Ukraine’s military strategy shifts towards regaining territory in the south, and especially Crimea.

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More blasts in Russian-held areas far from Ukraine front lines

Ukraine hopes new ability to hit Russian targets deep behind front lines can turn the tide of the war.

Al Jazeera

Blasts behind Russian lines had major psychological effect on Putin – officials

The explosions in Crimea last week put more than half of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet combat jets out of use.

The Independent UK

Fires and explosions reported at military targets in Russia and Crimea

Munitions depot in Belgorod province and airbase near Sevastopol hit in latest apparent sabotage missions

The Guardian - UK

Russia ‘pulling back warplanes from Crimea after special forces strikes’, Ukraine says

Ukraine has claimed responsibility for recent explosions at Russian military bases on the Crimean peninsula

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Ukrainian attacks in Crimea weaken Russia’s military capacity

Week 25 of the war: Ukraine degrades Russia’s capabilities in the south but is yet to launch a major counteroffensive.

Al Jazeera

Massive Explosions As Russian Ammo Depot Is Destroyed In Crimea

The footage shows the ammunition depot exploding near the village of Azovske in the Dzhankoi Raion.

Zenger

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian military intelligence believes Russia planning ‘provocation’ at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – as it happened

Defence intelligence of Ukraine issues warning over what they say is an unexpected ‘day off’ for employees at the plant

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 176 of the invasion

Ukraine, Turkey and UN review grain export deal; tensions rise over Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and at least 15 killed in strikes on Kharkiv

The Guardian - UK

Some Russians happy to holiday in sunny Crimea despite blasts

(This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine)

Reuters

Russians are realising Crimea is ‘not a place for them’, says Zelenskiy

Ukrainian president’s comments come as thousands of Russians flee Crimea after strikes on peninsula

The Guardian - UK

Russian shakes up Black Sea fleet command after series of blows in Crimea - state agency

Russia's Black Sea fleet based in annexed Crimea has installed a new commander, RIA news agency cited sources as saying on Wednesday, after Russian military bases on the peninsula were rocked by explosions in the past nine days.

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Russia says it has 'neutralised' Islamist cell in Crimea

The top official in Russian-annexed Crimea said on Wednesday that the FSB security service had broken up what he described as a six-person terrorist cell of a banned Islamist group, a day after explosions rocked one of Russia's military bases there.

The Independent UK

Russian commanders likely ‘increasingly concerned’ over explosions in Crimea, says UK intelligence

Russia acknowledges explosions in Crimea as “act of sabotage”

Evening Standard

Crimea military base explosions will be worrying Vladimir Putin’s commanders, says UK

Russia has blamed saboteurs for explosions at the Dzhankoi military base on the Crimean peninsula, which was annexed by Moscow in 2014

The Independent UK

Crimea 'sabotage' highlights Russia's woes in Ukraine war

A spate of fires and explosions has turned Russian-annexed Crimea from a secure base for the further invasion of Ukraine into the latest flashpoint

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France 24

UN inspectors need 'urgent' access to Ukraine nuclear plant, NATO says

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said it was “urgent” that the UN’s atomic watchdog be given access to inspect the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded.

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 175 of the invasion

Russian military leaders likely to be ‘increasingly concerned’ about security in Crimea; Ukraine hints it was behind a series of recent strikes in occupied Crimea

Reuters

U.N. chief, in Ukraine, says he worried by situation at nuclear plant on front line

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday he was gravely concerned by the situation at Europe's largest nuclear power station after it came under shelling at the front lines in Ukraine.

Bangkok Post

Ukraine War a risky game of Mother May I?

'This obviously does not happen because of a thrown butt," said British Defence Minister Ben Wallace. But the Russian Ministry of Defence insisted that the explosions that destroyed at least eight warplanes at Saki Air Base in Russian-occupied Crimea on Aug 9 were due to "a violation of fire safety…

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine aiming to create chaos within Russian forces, Zelenskiy adviser says

Exclusive: Mykhailo Podolyak says Russian supply lines will be targeted and predicts similar attacks to last week’s explosion at Crimean airbase

Evening Standard

Russia blames ‘saboteurs’ after arms factory in Crimea explodes in flames

The Kremlin made a rare admission that armed groups were behind explosions in Maiske on the Crimean peninsula - but said that no one had been seriously hurt

Axios

Explosions rock Russian ammunition depot in Crimea

This is the second time in a week that Russia's war in Ukraine has reverberated through Crimea.

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