Why Ukrainian strikes on annexed Crimea are a blow to Putin

Why Ukrainian strikes on annexed Crimea are a blow to Putin To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Why Ukrainian strikes on annexed Crimea are a blow to Putin Close A resident inside Crimea has told the BBC the situation there is "catastrophic", as Ukrainian drones strike oil refineries and power plants on the peninsula, as well as military targets. The strikes on Russian-annexed Crimea have increased significantly in recent weeks - partly to cut off supply lines to Russian troops attacking Ukraine from the south. Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford explains why Kyiv is striking now and why the peninsula matters to Vladimir Putin personally. Subsection Europe Published 4 hours ago Share close panel Share page Copy link About sharing Related topics Crimea Follow Crimea close panel You are now following Crimea Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Russia Follow Russia close panel You are now following Russia Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Ukraine Follow Ukraine close panel You are now following Ukraine Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Vladimir Putin Follow Vladimir Putin close panel You are now following Vladimir Putin Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . War in Ukraine Follow War in Ukraine close panel You are now following War in Ukraine Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Read description