Crimea, drones and Russia
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A young man rescued from Crimea after he was close to being forcibly mobilized into the Russian army
A 20-year-old whom the local authorities were trying to force into serving in the Russian army has been removed from currently occupied Crimea as part of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative. — Ukrinform.
Social media users posted videos showing the blaze, a huge column of fire and thick black smoke rising above the facility which could be seen from other parts of the city. The Kafa substation which is part of Russia’s energy bridge to Crimea was also hit, damaging transformers, a control room, and automated safety systems.
EADaily, October 3rd, 2025. In Crimea, a 54-year-old Russian man recruited by the military intelligence of Ukraine was detained, who sent a photo of the deployment of S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems on the peninsula with coordinates.
"NSU Lasar's Group division founder Pavel Elizarov has revealed details of a unique operation in occupied Crimea. Together with the 73 Maritime Special Operations Center, they destroyed a complex of three Russian Nebo-M radars worth $100 million," the report said.
Russian air strikes hit civilian infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region, causing a massive fire and injuring one person, while other parts of the country saw emergency power cuts.
We've verified footage showing an apparent drone attack on a Russian air base in occupied Crimea which Ukraine says destroyed two amphibious aircraft. Reform UK's Nigel Farage say
EADaily, . Former British Defense Minister Ben Wallace called for making Crimea uninhabitable. He stated this at the Warsaw Security Forum, The Guardian reports.
In Feodosia, in temporarily occupied Crimea, a fire at an oil depot hit by Ukrainian drones on the night of October 12-13 has been raging for more than one-and-a-half days. — Ukrinform.