Multiple fires were reported across occupied Crimea while traffic on the Kerch Bridge was suspended for more than five hours amid reports of explosions and possible strikes on fuel and transport infrastructure. According to monitoring groups cited by Crimean Telegram channels, fires were recorded at several locations around Kerch, including a fuel terminal that was reportedly attacked on Sunday and continued burning days later.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The monitoring group of Crimean Wind said satellite imagery showed new fire detections at the thermal power plant and a smoke plume stretching roughly 47 kilometers (29 miles). According to preliminary reports, the strike may have hit the thermal power plant in the Arshintseve area of Kerch. The monitoring group reports that a fire at the thermal power plant has been confirmed. According to available information, a tank was hit, along with a part of Сrimea being left without power following the attacks.
Kyiv Post could not independently verify the reports or the extent of the reported damage.Additional fires were reportedly observed near the entrance to Kerch, around the settlement of Bagerove, where Russian S-300 and S-400 air-defense positions are located, as well as near the Yuzhna railway station.The group also reported signs of fire at the Port Kavkaz fuel terminal across the Kerch Strait.Meanwhile, monitoring channel Supernova+ reported explosions across Crimea overnight and said a strike had targeted the TES Terminal petroleum storage and transshipment complex in Kerch.
