New Royal Mint coin honours first non-British Black nurse who cared for UK soldiers in Crimean War Mary Seacole risked her life to care for wounded British soldiers in Crimean War The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023
Royal Mint unveils coin with first non-British black woman, Mary Seacole The 19th century Jamaican nurse overcame racism to care for British soldiers in the Crimean War Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2023
Mary Seacole honoured as first non-British black woman on Royal Mint coin Mary Seacole risked her life to care for wounded British soldiers in the Crimean War. The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023
Putin launches overnight drone and missile attacks on eastern and southern Ukraine More than 40 overnight air raid alerts issued as swarm of Shahed drones launched from Crimea and Black Sea The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023
Ukraine strikes deep inside Crimea, cuts through Surovikin Line Ukraine dealt a crippling blow to the Black Sea Fleet leadership, reportedly killing many officers at their HQ. Al Jazeera · Sep 27, 2023
Russia airs ‘new interview’ of Black Sea admiral who Ukraine claimed was killed in strike Admiral Viktor Sokolov appears in new but undated video on Russian TV The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023
Russia accuses Ukraine's Western allies of helping attack its Black Sea Fleet headquarters Russia has accused Ukraine’s Western allies of helping plan and conduct last week’s missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters in Crimea The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023
Several hundred Wagner fighters return to eastern Ukraine, Kyiv says Several hundred members of Russia’s Wagner private mercenary group have returned to eastern Ukraine to fight but are not having a significant impact on the battlefield, a Ukrainian military spokesperson said on Wednesday. Wagner fighters played an important role in Russia’s capture of the eastern city of Bakhmut in May… France 24 · Sep 27, 2023
Ukraine’s ‘deep strike battle’ in Black Sea deals biggest blow so far in war to Putin fleet, says UK Ukraine special forces claim Russia’s top admiral in Crimea along with 33 other officers were killed in an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023
Russia remains silent as Ukraine claims Black Sea Fleet commander among 34 officers killed If confirmed, Admiral Viktor Sokolov’s killing would make this one of Kyiv’s most significant strikes on occupied Crimea The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
Russia says US Abrams tanks will 'burn' in Ukraine US supplies of long-range ATACMS missiles and Abrams tanks to Ukraine will not change the situation on the battlefield, the Kremlin warned on Tuesday, hours after the latest wave of Russian drones hit Ukraine's Danube river port of Izmail, damaging grain-exporting facilities. Read our live blog to see how all… France 24 · Sep 26, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia releases video of Black Sea commander Ukraine claims to have killed – as it happened Viktor Sokolov shown in footage released by defence ministry, day after Ukraine said he had been killed in missile strike The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2023
Ukraine launches new missile attack near Putin’s military airfield in Crimea’s Sevastopol New missile strike comes days after Black Sea navy commander believed to have died in devastating attack The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin airstrike targets Odesa hotel in two-hour onslaught Overnight attacks have left key Ukrainian infrastructure damaged and two people injured The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023 Russian Black Sea fleet commander killed in Crimea, Ukraine claims Ukrainian military says attack that apparently killed Viktor Sokolov was timed to coincide with meeting of naval officials
The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023 How Ukraine’s forces have surged back against Russia Ukraine’s counteroffensive makes progress amid continued intense fighting
Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2023 Viktor Sokolov: Putin loses first admiral of invasion as Black Sea Fleet commander killed in missile strike, claims Ukraine In all 34 officers died in the Storm Shadow attack in occupied Crimea, according to the Kyiv army’s special operations force
The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023 Ukraine says Russia lost ‘top’ navy commanders in Sevastopol missile strike Ukrainian officials said the attack, targeting what is believed to be the best of Russia’s navy, was timed to coincide with a meeting of naval officials
Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2023 ‘Empire of lies’: Russia’s Lavrov slams West in UN speech Russia’s foreign minister glosses over Ukraine, accuses Western allies of neo-colonialism at the UN General Assembly.
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023 Ukraine targets key Crimean city a day after striking the Russian navy headquarters Russia says Ukraine has launched another missile attack on Sevastopol in occupied Crimea, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering
France 24 · Sep 23, 2023 'Senior' Russian naval officers killed in HQ attack in Crimea, says Ukraine Ukraine on Saturday said dozens of people including "senior Russian navy commanders" died or were injured when it staged a missile attack on Moscow's Black Sea Fleet headquarters in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol the day before. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded.…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023 Ukraine mounts missile strike on Russian Black Sea fleet HQ in Crimea Latest high-profile attack on Russian forces based on annexed peninsula targets base in Sevastopol
The Conversation · Sep 21, 2023 Ukraine War: why the Black Sea is key to Kyiv’s counteroffensive Ukraine has launched its largest drone attack to date on Russian assets in the Black Sea and Crimea. This is consistent with an escalation in attacks on Crimea and the surrounding region in recent weeks, highlighting the strategic importance of that region for Kyiv.
The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023 How Ukraine’s battle for the Black Sea is inflicting serious pain on Putin’s forces Russia has used the waters to launch missile assaults on Ukraine’s cities and blockade its ports. Now Kyiv is fighting back in a big way
The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023 Ukraine launches its ‘largest drone strike’ of war so far on Crimea and Black Sea targets Ukraine fires at least 19 ‘lethal’ drones over Black Sea and Crimean peninsula and three more over bordering regions of Russia