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A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia, resulting in at least 38 deaths and triggering landslides. The quake caused significant damage to homes and prompted tsunami warnings in the region.
Ukrainian drones attacked elements of the 'energy bridge' connecting occupied Crimea with Russia's Kuban region, targeting strategic energy facilities across the Kerch Strait.
Ukraine is reportedly conducting a systematic campaign against Russian forces in Crimea, with each new attack in the Kerch Strait bringing the peninsula closer to a logistical collapse. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) indicates that Ukraine is gradually isolating Crimea from Russia.
An Arbitration Tribunal has confirmed Ukraine's status as a coastal state in the Black and Azov Seas and the Kerch Strait, asserting that the Russian Federation's actions in these waters and during infrastructure construction were in violation of international law.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), in collaboration with the FBI and Polish counterintelligence, conducted a coordinated cyber operation to neutralize Russian GRU intelligence activities spying on citizens via hacked routers.
Ukraine has reportedly destroyed three out of five ferries operating in the Kerch Strait, significantly reducing the capacity of ferry services by 75%.
Ukraine has reportedly begun targeting Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov, with successful strikes leading to a halt in Russian shipping traffic in the Azov-Don Canal and Kerch Strait.
Reports indicate attacks have occurred on both sides of the Kerch Strait. Details regarding the nature and extent of the attacks are still emerging.
An arbitration tribunal has rejected the majority of Ukraine's case against Russia concerning the Kerch Strait incident.
Ukraine claims 'successful' strike on 2 Russian ships ferrying weapons, equipment through Kerch Strait The Kyiv Independent
Ukrainian drone attacks have closed the vital Kerch Strait, through which a quarter of Russia's grain exports pass, leading to an 'absolute crisis' in Crimea and impacting the Middle East and Africa.
Oil has begun leaking again from the bow section of the Volgoneft-239 tanker, which sank in the Kerch Strait in December 2024, according to satellite imagery analysis from July 2026.
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled that Russia violated maritime environmental laws during the construction of the Kerch Strait bridge, in a case brought by Ukraine.
Ukrainian defense intelligence special forces have reportedly neutralized the last Russian railway ferry operating in the Kerch Strait.