A wave of Ukrainian strikes has thrown occupied Crimea into growing disruption, causing power outages, fuel restrictions, transport delays, and emergency security measures as Kyiv intensifies its campaign against Russian military logistics on the peninsula. Early on Tuesday, Ukrainian drones launched a massive attack on multiple targets in Crimea, triggering fires, blackouts, and further emergency restrictions imposed by Russian-installed authorities.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. According to the Ukrainian monitoring resource Supernova, the large Nasosnaya-2 electrical substation in the Sovetsky district was hit. NASA FIRMS satellite imagery showed a fire at the site. Subscribers of the Telegram channel Krymsky Veter also reported a “powerful explosion” in the district around 2:00 a.m.
The channel reported a fire near the 220/35 kV NS-2 substation, which supplies power to a pumping station north of the village of Nikolaevka.
As a result of the strike, power outages were reported in Yevpatoriya, Krasnoperekopsk, Saki, Dzhankoy, and Krasnogvardeysky districts. Energy provider Krymenergo confirmed outages in those areas and said power restoration could take up to 24 hours, citing technical disruptions in the electrical grid.Which facilities were hit?According to Krymsky Veter, several strategic fuel and logistics facilities were struck.The oil depot at Kerch seaport, which had already been burning after Sunday’s strike, and the oil terminal at Port Kavkaz in Russia’s Kuban region were reportedly hit for the second time in a week.
