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FILE - A Russian military ship transports cars and people from the Russian mainland to the Crimean Peninsula over the Kerch Strait on Monday, July 17, 2023

Video. Ukraine's strikes are methodically cutting Crimea off from Russia

Updated: 12/06/2026 - 12:49 GMT+2

Ukraine has significantly intensified its strikes on military and energy sites in and around Russia-occupied Crimea in what is seen as Kyiv’s deliberate strategy of cutting the annexed Ukrainian peninsula off from Russia.

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