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Russia rules out territorial concessions in talks on Ukraine: report

December 16, 2025 admin

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia is not willing to make any territorial concessions in talks on ending the Ukraine war, State news agency TASS quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Tuesday (December 16, 2025). It said Mr. Ryabkov was talking about the Donbas, Crimea and…

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Lions Maul Zookeeper To Death At Crimea Safari Park

October 17, 2024 admin

Moscow: A group of lions mauled a zookeeper to death at one of Europe’s largest big-cat parks on Wednesday after a door inside their enclosure was left unlocked, investigators said. The mauling occurred at the Taigan safari park on the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula, one of the largest breeding grounds for lions in Europe and home…

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Kremlin warns U.S. after Ukrainian strike on Crimea

June 24, 2024 admin

A man walks past the Kremlin’s Spasskaya Tower and St. Basil’s Cathedral in downtown Moscow. File | Photo Credit: AFP The Kremlin on Monday warned the United States of “consequences” and summoned its Ambassador after Moscow said a Ukrainian strike with a U.S. missile on Crimea killed four persons. Moscow has increasingly blasted Washington and…

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Russian Military Jet Crashes Into Sea Off Crimea, Says Governor

March 28, 2024 admin

Footage on social media showed a plane in flames falling out of the sky. (Representational) A Russian military plane crashed Thursday into the sea off Ukraine’s annexed Crimean peninsula, the Moscow-installed governor of the city of Sevastopol said. “A military plane has fallen into the sea,” Mikhail Razvozhayev said in a post on Telegram, without…

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Naval Headquarters In Crimea Hit By Ukrainian Missile, 1 Dead: Russia

September 22, 2023 admin

Authorities were still determining whether anyone had been injured or killed (File) Moscow: A Ukrainian missile attack Friday struck the headquarters of Moscow’s Black Sea fleet in annexed Crimea, killing at least one and sparking a fire in Kyiv’s latest assault by on the peninsula. Crimea has been targeted by Ukraine throughout Russia’s offensive but…

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Russia claims Ukrainian drones destroyed in Crimea, Black Sea

September 14, 2023 admin

View of a damaged Russian ship following a Ukrainian missile attack on Sevastopol, Crimea September 13, 2023 in this social media image obtained by REUTERS. | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS Russia said it destroyed nearly two dozen Ukrainian drones trying to hit Moscow-annexed Crimea, patrol ships in the Black Sea and border regions on Thursday….

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Ukraine Drone’s Dramatic Escape From Russia’s 2 Lethal Attack Choppers

September 1, 2023 admin

The Ukraine drone being chased by Russian fighter jets. A Ukrainian drone was chased by two Russian combat helicopters and an airplane in the occupied territory of Crimea. A video of the dramatic chase has been posted by Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) on X (formerly Twitter) and other social media platforms. Local outlets like…

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