Russia's war in Ukraine began in Crimea. It could end there, too, defense experts say.

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Detonation of ammunition caused by a fire at a military training field in the Kirovsky district of Crimea on July 19, 2023.

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Russia has brought out its S-500, an 'experimental' weapon it's never used before, Ukrainian spy chief says as Ukraine hunts air defenses in Crimea

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A screen grab from a Russian Ministry of Defense video of a combat test fire of the S-500 air defense system.
A screen grab from a Russian Ministry of Defense video of a combat test fire of the S-500 air defense system.

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Ukraine's strikes on Crimean air defenses could end its role as a Russian military staging ground: experts

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A detonation of ammunition caused by a fire at a military training field in the Kirovsky district of Crimea on July 19, 2023.

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Ukraine's big strike on Crimea shows how its older missiles can take out Russia's most advanced air defenses

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A Russian S-400 missile air defence systems passes through Red Square with a figure wearing military dress in the foreground with their back to the camera
Russian S-400 missile air-defense systems in Red Square during the general rehearsal of the Victory Day parade in Moscow in May 2022.

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Ukraine struck Russian air defenses in Crimea with a barrage of US-supplied ATACMS, reports say

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A still from a video shared by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of ATACMS in use at night time
A still from a video shared by the Ukrainian military of ATACMS in use.

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Video shows Ukrainian sea drones striking 2 ships, as Ukraine continues to harass Russia's Black Sea Fleet

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Screengrab from a video of two sea naval drones attacking a ship-boat depot in Crimea
Screengrab from a video of two naval drones hitting a depot in Crimea on May 30, 2024.

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Ukraine says it may have destroyed Russia's last cruise missile carrier based out of Crimea

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A satellite image shows smoke billowing from a Russian Black Sea Navy HQ after a missile strike, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Sevastopol, Crimea, September 22, 2023.
A satellite image shows smoke billowing from the port of Sevastopol, Crimea, September 22, 2023. Used for illustration purposes.

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Ukraine appears to have launched its biggest drone attack ever, with reports of explosions at two major Russian ports

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A pilot preparing a drone for a combat flight in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on May 16, 2024.

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US F-16s could play a vital role in isolating Crimea and humiliating Putin, says defense analyst

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Netherlands' Air Force F-16 jetfighters participate in the NATO exercise as part of the NATO Air Policing mission, in Alliance members' sovereign airspace on July 4, 2023.
The Dutch are set to deliver more than a dozen F-16s to Ukraine in the fall.

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Ukraine's new ATACMS could make Crimea 'militarily worthless,' war expert says

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A still from a video shared by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of ATACMS in use at night time
A still from a video shared by the Ukrainian military of ATACMS in use.

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