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June 2024 Sevastopol Missile Attack
On 23 June 2024, fragments from a US-provided Ukrainian MGM-140 ATACMS, ATACMS missile that was shot down by a Russian anti-air system fell over a beach in Sevastopol, Crimea. According to Russian authorities, the attack killed four or five people and injured around 151 others. Attack According to the Russian Ministry of Defence (Russia), Ministry of Defence, four ATACMS rockets, which were List of military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, provided to Ukraine by the United States, were intercepted over Sevastopol, while the fragments of the fifth missile fell on the beach, killing four or five civilians, including two or three children, and injuring 151 others. Eyewitnesses reported that air raid sirens were not active during the attack. Video taken at the beach where the missile fragments fell showed people running from falling debris, while some were being carried away on sunloungers. Responsibility According to ISW, the Russian Ministry of Defence "acknowled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russo-Ukrainian War
The Russo-Ukrainian War began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia Russian occupation of Crimea, occupied and Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, annexed Crimea from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist forces in Ukraine, Russian paramilitaries who began a War in Donbas, war in the eastern Donbas region against Ukraine's military. In 2018, Ukraine declared the region to be Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, occupied by Russia. These first eight years of conflict also included List of Black Sea incidents involving Russia and Ukraine, naval incidents and Russo-Ukrainian cyberwarfare, cyberwarfare. In February 2022, Russia launched a Russian invasion of Ukraine, full-scale invasion of Ukraine and began occupying more of the country, starting the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II. The war has resulted in a Ukrainian refugee crisis, refugee crisis and hundreds of thousands of deaths. In early 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kremlin Press Secretary
The Kremlin Press Secretary or officially Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation (Russian: ''Пресс-Секретарь Президента Российской Федерации'') is a senior official in the Presidential Administration of Russia whose primary responsibility is to act as spokesperson for the Russian Federation Administration (government), government administration, especially with regard to the President of Russia, President, senior executives, and policies. Sometimes described as Press Attache of the President of the Russian Federation. The Press Secretary is responsible for collecting information about actions and events within the president's administration and issues the administration's reactions to developments around the world. The Press Secretary interacts with the media, and deals with the Kremlin pool. Responsibilities The Press Secretary is responsible for collecting information about actions and events within the president' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June 2024 In Ukraine
June is the sixth and current month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars—the latter the most widely used calendar in the world. Its length is 30 days. June succeeds May and precedes July. This month marks the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and contains the summer solstice, which is the day with the most daylight hours. In the Southern Hemisphere, June is the start of winter and contains the winter solstice, the day with the fewest hours of daylight out of the year. In places north of the Arctic Circle, the June solstice is when the midnight sun occurs, during which the Sun remains visible even at midnight. The Atlantic hurricane season—when tropical or subtropical cyclones are most likely to form in the north Atlantic Ocean—begins on 1 June and lasts until 30 November. Several monsoons and subsequent wet seasons also commence in the Northern Hemisphere during this month. Multiple meteor showers occur annually in June, including the Arietids, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevastopol In The Russo-Ukrainian War
Sevastopol ( ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea and a major port on the Black Sea. Due to its strategic location and the navigability of the city's harbours, Sevastopol has been an important port and naval base throughout its history. Since the city's founding in 1783 it has been a major base for Russia's Black Sea Fleet. During the Cold War of the 20th century, it was a closed city. The total administrative area is and includes a significant amount of rural land. The urban population, largely concentrated around Sevastopol Bay, is 479,394, and the total population is 547,820. Sevastopol, along with the rest of Crimea, is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine, and under the Ukrainian legal framework, it is administratively one of two cities with special status (the other being Kyiv). However, it has been occupied by Russia since 27 February 2014, before Russia annexed Crimea on 18 March 2014 and gave it the status of a federal city of Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
