💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces conducted strikes near Uyutne and Yevpatoria in occupied Crimea on January 4, reportedly striking at least one Russian command post.

January 4, 2024 Yevpatoria, Crimea

Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources

Institute for the Study of War Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Post Ukrinform

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

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Source Reports

What each source reports. "Source tone" reflects the language used by the outlet — it is not an independent verification.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian strikes reportedly struck at least one Russian command post near Uyutne and Yevpatoria

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Atesh claimed Ukrainian forces struck a Russian air defense radar and communications center in Yevpatoria responsible for coordinating air defense operations

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

The command post at Yukharyna Balka airfield in Sevastopol was hit and damaged by a Ukrainian missile.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Four explosions were heard in Lisnivka on the evening of January 4.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

AFU hit a Russian command post near Sevastopol at about 3 p.m. local time

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

The strike targeted a Russian military radar station unit

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces hit the command post of Russian occupation troops near Sevastopol at around 15:00 on January 4

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Explosions were heard in Sevastopol according to the Russian Telegram channel ChP/Sevastopol

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:36.938Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-january-5-2024