Direct hit against Putin's Crimean troops: Ukraine succeeds in a unique airstrike.. As of: February 2, 2024, 4:01 p.m By: Patrick Mayer CommentsPressSplit After the spectacular sinking of a Russian warship off Crimea, the Ukrainians report a major air strike on the peninsula.

Can Moscow autocrat Vladimir Putin no longer defend Crimea, which he had occupied in violation of international law in 2014, in the Ukraine war? Ukrainian armed forces said they sank the Russian corvette “Ivanovets” in the Black Sea using surface drones.