Ukrainian Forces Enter Crimea; Fly Ukraine's Flag Over Russian-Controlled Peninsula, Says Kyiv Intel

Ukraine said on Thursday its forces had flown the country's flag in Russian-annexed Crimea during a "special operation" to mark its second wartime Independence Day. Ukraine's GUR intelligence agency said its special forces had landed overnight on Crimea's western shore near the towns of Olenivka and Mayak, where they had "engaged in combat".