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What happened on 5 November 2023 after Kerch strike?
Summary
A look back at the security picture on 5 November 2023, shaped by a Ukrainian strike in Crimea and a deadly Russian attack in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
What was the security picture in Ukraine on 5 November 2023? It was framed by two events from the preceding days: a Ukrainian strike on occupied Crimea and a Russian attack that cost Ukraine heavily near the front line.
On 4 November 2023, Ukrainian forces struck the Zalyv Shipbuilding yard in the Russian-occupied city of Kerch, Crimea, using cruise missiles. The attack damaged the Russian corvette Askold.
A day earlier, on 3 November 2023, a Russian missile strike hit an awards ceremony near the front line in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, in southern Ukraine. More than 20 Ukrainian soldiers were killed. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the incident could have been avoided, and the losses prompted anger.
Together, the two episodes showed the war in the south continuing on several fronts: Ukraine reaching Russian naval assets in Crimea, while Russian missile fire inflicted serious casualties on Ukrainian troops close to the line of contact.
