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.

"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.

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.

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

Russia-controlled Crimea has frozen fuel prices and imposed gasoline rationing in response to shortages resulting from a spate of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries.

How do you force an occupier out of your land without setting foot on it? Ukraine may have found the answer. On October 13, a massive explosion lit up Crimea as Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s largest oil depot in Feodosia—crippling a key supply hub and shaking Putin’s grip on the peninsula.