Russian officer killed in suspected assassination in Crimea, governor says
Russian authorities said the suspect acted on orders from Ukrainian intelligence, and five emergency workers died in a separate blast during bomb disposal.
- On Thursday, a bomb in Russian-occupied Sevastopol killed Robert Shageev, a former Ukrainian submarine commander who defected to Russia in 2014. Russian authorities arrested a woman, alleging she acted on instructions from Ukrainian intelligence agencies.
- Shageev defected to Russia in 2014 after Moscow annexed Crimea, abandoning command of the Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine's only submarine at the time. He subsequently served in Russia's Black Sea Fleet, reportedly commanding the Stary Oskol submarine.
- Russian Telegram channels Mash and 112 reported the device was hidden in a trash bin on Stoletovsky Avenue and detonated remotely as Shageev walked by. Witnesses said the blast was powerful enough that some initially believed a drone had struck nearby.
- Ukrainian authorities have not commented on or claimed responsibility for the explosion. Sevastopol has been repeatedly targeted since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
- Russian officials have blamed Ukraine for other assassinations, including two Russian generals in Moscow in April and December 2025. Mikhail Razvozhayev reported that five people died in a separate explosion while clearing Ukrainian bombs on Thursday.
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Ukraine striks Russian missile unit and military supply routes
Kyiv, Aug. 16 (SANA) Ukrainian forces struck several Russian military targets overnight, including an area where a missile unit was reportedly concentrated in Crimea, Ukraine’s General Staff said Sunday. The military said the operations also targeted a railway bridge near Svitlodolynske in the Zaporizhzhia region, allegedly used to transport Russian personnel and military supplies. Logistics and ammunition warehouses in Karlivka, Donetsk region,…
One alternative to air defense: Ukraine strikes Russian Bastion system used to attack Ukrainian cities from Crimea
Ukraine’s Navy said its forces struck the launch positions and deployment site of a Russian Bastion coastal missile system in occupied Crimea overnight on 16 August, reportedly inflicting significant losses in equipment and personnel. Russia has regularly used Crimea as a launch platform for strikes against Ukraine, making its missile systems there a priority target for Ukrainian forces seeking to reduce Russia’s ability to attack Ukrainian terr…
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Bastion-type coastal defense system in occupied Crimea on the night of August 16, the Ukrainian Navy said.
The Navy struck the location of the Bastion missile defense system in Crimea. On the night of August 16, the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck the positions of the Bastion missile defense system in the occupied Crimea, causing significant losses to the enemy. This scarce weaponry is used to shell Ukraine with Onyx and Zircon missiles.
The defence forces attacked the area where the Russian Federation ' s missile unit was concentrated in Crimea, the Zaporozhje railway bridge and ammunition stockpiles in the Donetsk region.
On the night of August 16, the Ukrainian defense forces struck a number of important military targets of the Russian occupiers. The area of concentration of the missile unit in the occupied Crimea, the railway bridge in Zaporizhia and warehouses in the Donetsk region were affected.
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