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Ukrainian Drone Strikes Cut Power to City in Crimea
Officials said some areas could stay without power until Wednesday evening after drones hit Sevastopol’s main substation and prompted conservation measures.
- On Tuesday, Ukrainian drones struck the main power substation in Sevastopol, triggering widespread outages across the Russian-occupied Crimean city. Moscow-installed governor Mikhail Razvozhayev confirmed the facility attack.
- Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov stated last week that his forces are isolating Crimea with drones to disrupt Russian logistics. Kyiv has intensified attacks on energy facilities to damage oil revenues.
- Robert Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, reported Wednesday's operations targeted 48 operational and planned military sites. Explosions were heard in Bakhchisarai, Kerch, and near Mount Ai-Petri's Russian Aerospace Forces battalion.
- With temperatures approaching 30 Celsius, Sevastopol faces power outages until Wednesday evening, forcing officials to suspend trolleybus operations. Authorities restricted public fuel sales, triggering shortages and panic-buying in local shops.
- Russia's defence ministry claimed its forces destroyed over 300 Ukrainian drones overnight, while Kyiv's air force reported Moscow launched 101 drones at Ukraine with 95 intercepted. Both sides have escalated strikes in recent weeks.
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Ukrainian Drone Strikes Knock Out Power in Crimea’s Largest City
Kyiv’s continued drone strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure have resulted in power outages in Crimea’s largest city, along with targets being hit in central and southern parts of the Russian Federation. Robert Brovdi, Ukraine’s drone forces commander, said on June 24 that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) had struck the main substation at the Sevastopol power plant in Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014. Ukraine’s strikes on Russian s…
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