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💥 Attack

Explosions occurred near the Zalyv Shipyard in Kerch, occupied Crimea, with a glow visible in Arshintseve area.

Kerch, Crimea
Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources
Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN

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Zalyv Shipyard (location) Crimean Wind (organization) Ukrainian Naval Forces (organization) Oleksii Neizhpapa (person) Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) (organization) Sea Baby (weapon_system) Crimean Bridge (location) Black Sea Fleet (military_unit) Ukrainian drones (weapon_system) Kerch (location) Zaliv shipyard (location) Russian air defense systems (weapon_system) Ukrainian drone (weapon_system) Ukrainian forces (organization) Ukrainian armed forces (military_unit) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) Ukrainian maritime drones (weapon_system) Kerch Bridge (location) Russian military (organization) Zaliv shipbuilding plant (location) Arshintsevo (location)

Source Reports

Ukrinform →

Explosions reported near shipyard in Kerch

Kyiv Independent →

Ukraine's Navy reported on Ukrainian naval drones destroying surveillance systems on Russian-held gas platforms in Crimea.

Kyiv Post →

Traffic on the Crimean Bridge was halted from 5:17 a.m. following the drone operation.

UNIAN →

Ukrainian sea drones attacked Kerch on December 6, with explosions heard in the morning. The attack involved multiple unmanned mechanisms - both aerial drones and unmanned surface vessels.

UNIAN →

Traffic on the Crimean Bridge was temporarily blocked following the attack.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:04:41.899Z

Source story: 3935002-blasts-in-kerch-shipyard-area-in-occupied-crimea