Crimea attacks (2022–present)
Beginning in July 2022, a series of explosions and fires occurred on the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula from where the Russian Army had launched its offensive on Southern Ukraine during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Occupied since 2014, Crimea was a base for the subsequent Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast and Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The Ukrainian government has not accepted responsibility for all of the attacks.
| Crimean attacks (2022–present) | |||||
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| Part of the southern Ukraine campaign during the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |||||
Crimean Peninsula | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Russia | Ukraine | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
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Confirmed: 1 killed 19 injured 7 aircraft destroyed 3 damaged Ukrainian claim: 60 killed 100 injured 9 aircraft destroyed 4 damaged |
Russian claim: 3 rocket shot down 70+ aerial drones shot down 15+ maritime drones destroyed | ||||
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4 civilians killed 2 injured | |||||
Vladimir Putin has called Crimea a "sacred place" and a "holy land". Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev stated in July 2022 that the consequence of an attack on Crimea will be that, "the Day of Judgment will come for all of them there at once. Very fast and heavy. It will be very difficult to hide".