Explosions were heard in the cities of Sevastopol, near Saky, Feodosiia, Rozdilne and Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea on the afternoon of 31 January. Russian occupation authorities issued an air-raid warning and suspended traffic on the Crimean bridge.
Ukraine’s Russia-occupied territories are facing a humanitarian crisis, with escalating issues in water supply, heating, and medicines, the National Resistance Center (NRC) reported on Jan. 6.
The move is part of Russia’s preparations for a mass mobilization campaign in the occupied territories of Ukraine, according to the center run by the Ukrainian military. The Kyiv Independent could not immediately verify this information.
Russian occupation authorities have repaired the barriers against marine drones in Sevastopol Bay, which were damaged by a storm on Nov. 26-27, OSINT analyst Brady Africk reported on his Twitter (X) account.
Russian occupation authorities in Crimea are cancelling large-scale New Year celebrations. Meanwhile, fireworks were banned in Russian oblasts that border Ukraine. Source: Sergey Aksyonov, Russian-appointed head of the occupation government in Crimea; Roman Starovoyt, Kursk Oblast Governor; RIA Novosti, a pro-Kremlin Russian news outlet Quote from Aksyonov: "Large-scale Christmas and New Year celebrations will not take place in the Republic of Crimea.