This article discusses the recent escalation of tensions between Ukraine and Russia, following a Ukrainian drone strike on an ammunition depot in Crimea and a predawn strike on a key bridge linking the peninsula to Russia. Russia has responded by launching missiles and drones against Ukraine's seaports, and the Ukrainian military has confirmed it has launched a drone strike against an oil depot and Russian arms warehouses.
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Russian air strikes on the port cities of Odesa and Mykolaiv in Ukraine have caused extensive damage and injured at least two people. Ukraine's air defenses shot down some of the missiles, but the damage indicates that not all of them were stopped. The attack follows Moscow's withdrawal from a deal allowing Ukraine's cargo ships safe passage and its vow of "retribution" for an attack on a bridge between Russia and the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula. The Ukrainian government has condemned the strikes and the United Nations Security Council is expected to meet to discuss the situation.
Nine years after Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea, the plight of the Muslim minority in the region is highlighting a crackdown by the Kremlin. Rights groups are raising the alarm about Moscow's persecution campaign against the Crimean Tatars, and Ukraine is carrying out attacks in the region to make Russia's occupation as uncomfortable as possible. The Crimean Tatars' struggle to reclaim their homeland is ongoing, with the international community watching closely.