Crimea

Dozens of dolphins died in the Black Sea near occupied Crimea, Novorossiysk, and the coast of Russia's Krasnodar Territory in March 2024 due to military operations, some of them showing signs of sonar damage, bringing the total number of dead animals since March 2022 to 50,000.

Residents of the occupied Crimea who are about to be drafted into the Russian army are urged to report such cases to Ukraine, as this is a war crime and violates international law.

Ukrainian guerrillas discovered several unmasked anti-aircraft missile systems deployed at an airfield in occupied Dzhankoy. Several air defense systems were even deployed without any camouflage due to a critical lack of funds.

In the occupied Crimean village of Perekop, the Russian military set up an improvised repair base to bring damaged equipment from the front, while Ukrainian partisans recorded the arrival of 31 tanks in occupied Yevpatoriya.

President Zelensky explained why Ukraine needs long-range ATACMS missiles.

The Ukrainian Air Defense Forces destroyed 9 out of 12 russian drones.

The Kherson Art Museum reports that 100 paintings stolen by the Russian occupiers have been identified, 99 of which are in the occupied Crimea.

Two russian ship captains were accused of illegally exporting stolen Ukrainian grain from the occupied territories through the Sevastopol port of Crimea.

According to British intelligence, on March 24, the Ukrainian Air Force conducted a series of strikes in Crimea. One of the targets was a Black Sea Fleet (BSF) communications center in Sevastopol.

Four traitors who fought against Ukrainian troops in eastern and southern Ukraine as part of Russian occupation groups were sentenced to 15 years in prison for high treason, participation in a terrorist group, and aiding the Russian armed forces.

russians have deployed 31 tanks to occupied Crimea to reinforce their Crimean military group, according to Ukrainian partisans who tracked the arrival of the tanks in Yevpatoriya.

russia continues to militarize Ukrainian children in the temporarily occupied Crimea, creating a military sports camp to train schoolchildren in military professions. At the same time, the militarization of education and the imposition of its ideology in the occupied territories is a war crime under international humanitarian law.

The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights is preparing an appeal to the UN Economic and Social Council regarding the resolution of the World Russian People's Council with genocidal rhetoric against Ukraine and disrespect for the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

84 air targets, including 58 Shahid drones and 26 missiles, were destroyed by Ukrainian air defense systems during a massive Russian missile and drone attack on March 29, 2024.

A military aircraft, presumably an enemy Su-27 fighter jet, was shot down over Sevastopol, crashing 200 meters from the shore without causing any damage.

The Russian military allegedly shot down its own plane taking off from the Belbek airfield in occupied Crimea, with the pilot reportedly ejecting safely.

In the temporarily occupied Crimea, the russians have probably deployed Bastion launchers: 2 on Cape Tarkhankut and 1 on Cape Fiolent, raising the possibility of Oniks or Zircon missiles being used within the next 12 hours.

Ukrainian partisans have recorded the arrival of a new batch of Russian military equipment at the Ostryakovo railway station in occupied Crimea, and some of the equipment may be inoperable.

Ukrainian air defense shoots down 26 of 28 Russian Shahed drones during a night attack over several regions.

Five men, four Germans and one Swiss, were accused of illegally supplying Siemens gas turbines worth 111 million euros to Crimea via St. Petersburg in 2015-2016, in violation of sanctions.

The head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people warns of a possible new wave of forced mobilization of Crimeans, including Crimean Tatars, into the Russian army to participate in the war against Ukraine.

A unique slab of the Holy Warrior from the times of Kievan Rus, which was almost illegally sold for 210,000 hryvnias, has become an exhibit of the National Museum of History of Ukraine after it was seized by law enforcement.

A small missile ship of Project 22800 "Karakurt" entered Sevastopol Bay in occupied Crimea, reports the ATES guerrilla movement.

russia is conducting internal inspections of the russian guard units responsible for guarding oil refineries after recent successful attacks by Ukrainian drones on strategic facilities, when about 80% of the drones hit their targets and caused serious damage.

Ukraine is expected to have warm weather with temperatures of up to +22°C, with the exception of a short-term cold snap on April 3-4.

Russian troops occasionally conduct maneuvers with coastal missile systems and tactical missile systems as they look for other means to launch precision missile strikes in response to growing threats, while the Russian Navy remains largely inactive in the Black and Azov Seas.

The Russians are looking for ways to put pressure from the most unexpected directions and are using weapons that will complicate the work of Ukrainian air defense.

A collaborator deputy elected to the so-called "State Council of the Republic of Crimea" was charged with collaboration, justifying Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine and glorifying its participants, for which he faces up to 12 years in prison.

Attacks by Ukrainian drones on oil refineries in occupied Crimea have exposed the ineffectiveness of russian air defense systems, leading to the punishment of soldiers by sending them to the front line.

Ukrainian intelligence operations at sea, including the liberation of Zmeinyi Island and the destruction of Russian ships, significantly reduced the number of Russian attacks from the sea and pushed the enemy fleet back, ensuring security not only for Ukraine but also for neighboring countries such as Moldova.