Crimea

In the temporarily occupied Crimea, Russian air defense systems are reportedly operating, smoke is observed in the Kerch Strait area, allegedly as a means of camouflage, and an air alert has been declared and traffic on the Crimean bridge is blocked.

An air raid alert was declared in Sevastopol, and traffic on the Crimean bridge was temporarily blocked.

The head of the Odesa regional state administration warns of a constant threat of missile and drone attacks from Crimea.

According to local telegram channels and media, Russian air defense systems were operating near the Crimean bridge in Kerch, temporarily blocking it for traffic.

The Cannes Film Festival has announced its competition program, which includes a film by russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov and a special screening of Sergei Loznitsa's film about the russian invasion of Ukraine.

In the Dzhankoy district of Crimea, the Russian occupiers are hiding military equipment - tanks and air defense systems - on the territory of a local agricultural enterprise, endangering the civilian population.

The Second Black Sea Security Conference, co-hosted by Ukraine and Bulgaria on April 15 in Sofia, aims to develop effective strategies to respond to existing challenges and ensure sustainable development for all peace-loving states in the region in the face of Russian aggression against Ukraine.

Russian soldiers are deserting en masse and disappearing in the occupied Kherson region of Ukraine, partisans report.

During the massive Russian attack on April 11, 57 of 82 air targets launched, including 18 missiles and 39 attack drones, were shot down.

Due to the significant warming on April 11-13, an extraordinary level of fire danger is expected across almost the entire territory of Ukraine, except for the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Zakarpattia, Volyn, Rivne and Zhytomyr regions.

Russia uses decommissioned aircraft, such as BE-12, to patrol coastal zones, which increases the likelihood of incidents involving Russian aircraft.

Russian troops have launched another missile attack from the occupied Crimea on transport and logistics infrastructure in Odesa region, Ukraine.

The Ka-27 helicopter crashed in the temporarily occupied Crimea not only due to technical reasons, but apparently "some kind of event" occurred on board, the Ukrainian Navy said.

The EU Court of Justice has lifted sanctions against Russian oligarchs Petr Aven and Mikhail Fridman, satisfying their lawsuit and lifting the restrictive measures imposed on them after the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

In the temporarily occupied Crimea, the Ukrainian military destroyed a Russian Ka-27 helicopter.

During the night attack, air defense forces shot down 14 of 17 Russian Shahed drones and two X-59 missiles.

russian troops fired an Iskander-M ballistic missile at Odesa region from the occupied Crimea. Experts are currently assessing the consequences of the russian shelling.

The Crimean businessman systematically helped the russian occupiers to illegally conscript Ukrainian citizens into the russian army, for which he faces up to 12 years in prison.

Special Counsel Jack Smith urged the US Supreme Court to reject Trump's request for immunity from prosecution for attempts to cancel the 2020 elections, citing the principle that "no one is above the law.

Two UAVs attacked and damaged the Borisogleb Aviation Training Center in the Voronezh region of Russia.

Ukrainian air defense forces successfully shot down all 20 Russian attack drones launched during the night attack on April 9.

In March 2024, another 130 dolphins died in the Black Sea off the coast of Russia's Krasnodar Territory, likely due to sonar activity by Russian Navy ships, bringing the total number of dolphin deaths due to the war to several thousand.

An explosion has occurred in the temporarily occupied Skadovsk, Kherson region, local media report.

Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 17 of 24 Russian attack drones and an X-59 missile overnight.

The Crimean bridge is heavily guarded and protected by Russia, but Ukrainian special services are working on this issue, as it remains an important target for interrupting Russian supplies.

Russia is currently unable to mine the Black Sea due to constant patrolling and Ukraine's actions to destroy and dismantle mines found, according to a spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy.

Explosions have been heard in Odesa, Ukraine.

russia plans to conscript up to 15,000 residents of occupied Crimea into its armed forces as part of a new draft campaign, according to the head of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center.

Another group of russian invaders was transferred to occupied Dzhankoy to be sent to the front to compensate for heavy russian losses.

According to British intelligence, Russian air defense forces have repeatedly shot down their own planes due to a lack of situational awareness and coordination, which was likely caused by rising tensions and fear of further Ukrainian action.