Simferopol
city in Crimea, Ukraine
Photo: Vahe Martirosyan from Glendale, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Jul 24
Ukrainian drone strike hits St. Petersburg, sets warehouse ablaze and halts Wildberries logistics
A large fire erupted at a warehouse after a Ukrainian drone raid targeted Russia's St. Petersburg region overnight, with nearly 60 drones intercepted. Two Wildberries logistics centres suspended operations.
- Jul 24
Ukraine hits Wildberries warehouses in St. Petersburg and Crimea in third major drone strike this week
Drone attacks set logistics centres ablaze in Novosaratovka, Shushary and Simferopol, killing at least two and injuring eight, as Kyiv targets Russia's largest online retailer for its alleged role in military supply chains.
- Jul 24
Ukrainian drones hit Wildberries logistics centres in Saint Petersburg and Crimea, as week-long attacks kill 9 and injure over 75
Overnight Ukrainian drone attacks ignited fires at Wildberries warehouses in Saint Petersburg's outskirts and Crimea, marking the fifth strike in a week on Russia's largest online retailer. Three people were injured and Pulkovo Airport briefly closed.
- Jul 24
Rubio and Lavrov hold 35-minute Manila meeting; US says Anchorage peace framework has failed
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged that the peace framework discussed at the 2025 Trump-Putin summit in Anchorage is no longer viable, after a brief meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Manila.
- Jul 4
US envoys Witkoff and Kushner urge compromise in Kyiv after Moscow talks with Putin
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday following a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, urging both sides to compromise as the war threatens to continue into winter.
- Jun 22
Crimea bans children's camps and halts fuel sales as Ukrainian strikes escalate
Russian-appointed authorities in occupied Crimea suspended children’s recreational stays until September and halted all fuel sales to private consumers, as Ukrainian air strikes on oil infrastructure across the peninsula cut supplies and sparked long queues at petrol stations.
- Jun 21
Fuel sales halted for civilians in Crimea after Ukrainian drone strikes set terminals ablaze
The Russian-installed administration in occupied Crimea suspended all fuel sales to civilians on Sunday, reserving supplies for government and security institutions only, after a wave of Ukrainian drone attacks ignited major fires at oil terminals on both sides of the Kerch Strait.
- Jun 21
Ukraine hits Crimea oil and gas infrastructure, fuel sales halted across peninsula
Ukrainian drone attacks on oil terminals and military targets in Crimea and Russia's Krasnodar region have forced authorities to suspend all fuel sales to civilians and businesses.
- Jun 9
Ukrainian drone campaign severs Crimea's fuel supply, forcing rationing and 10-hour queues
A sustained Ukrainian drone campaign against logistics routes has choked off fuel supplies to occupied Crimea, forcing Moscow-installed authorities to ration petrol and diesel while residents queue for up to 10 hours.
- Jun 3
Ukrainian drone hits civilian bus in Donetsk, killing seven, as Kyiv launches mass strike on Russian energy targets
A Ukrainian drone struck a passenger bus travelling from Moscow to Simferopol in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region, killing at least seven civilians and wounding 11, according to the Moscow-installed local administration.
- May 31
Ukrainian Drones Strike Saratov Refinery and Oil Depot, Triggering Fuel Rationing in Occupied Crimea
Ukrainian forces launched a wave of overnight drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, striking the Saratov refinery and an oil depot near Taganrog, which prompted Moscow-installed authorities in occupied Crimea to impose strict fuel rationing.