In the temporarily occupied Crimea, Russian invaders resumed the operation of a ferry crossing in Kerch that had been targeted in the Ukrainian strike late May.
The Council of the European Union has decided to renew the sanctions introduced by the EU in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation, until June 23, 2025.
In the temporarily occupied Crimea, the Russian invaders are reducing the number of troops at some bases as a result of successful strikes by the Ukrainian Defence Forces on troop concentrations.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) has clarified that four Russian Tunets-class boats were hit in an overnight Ukrainian naval drone attack in Crimea, and two of them were destroyed.
The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces has confirmed earlier reports that the May 19 strike destroyed Russian Black Sea Fleet’s missile carrier Tsiklon that was based in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has called on Germany to provide Ukraine with long-range missiles and allow them to be used for strikes on Crimea.
Satellite imagery shows traces of a massive fire at the Belbek airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea following a Ukrainian precision strike believed to have involved multiple missiles.
There can be no negotiations with Russia regarding Crimea so Ukraine continues to work within the framework of the Crimea Platform so that the problem of the temporary occupation of the peninsula remains on the radar of the international community.
In the temporarily occupied Crimea, Russian occupation forces are intensifying the construction of fortifications against the background of the latest decisions from Ukraine’s Western partners on aid supplies.
An oil depot near the settlement of Gvardiyske in temporarily occupied Crimea’s Simferopol district was reportedly attacked by Ukrainian drones as explosions were heard in the area.
The Russian army hit Mykolaiv with two missiles, presumably Iskander-M, from temporarily occupied Crimea, using tactics identical to the previous attack on Odesa.