Ukrainian kamikaze drones blacked out the entire Russia-occupied territory of Crimea on Monday in Kyiv’s most ambitious single-night attack against Russian power grid infrastructure of the war so far.A total loss of electricity service was reported across the Crimean peninsula, a Black Sea territory roughly the size of Wales or Vermont, with a population of 2.5 million and land space of about 27,000 square kilometers (10,000 square miles) in size.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.Another 3-3.5 million electricity users in Russia-occupied parts of Ukraine’s southern Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions suffered partial blackouts or limited power following the intense and by some measures unprecedented Ukrainian night strikes targeting power substations and power distribution networks, along with military bases and port infrastructure.Three targets deep inside the Russian Federation were also hit on the night. The wide-ranging air raids, combining at least eight separate strike packages, killed one civilian in Russia-occupied territory and injured nine, local officials said.The robot aircraft assaults took place as the Kremlin launched a deadly missile+drone barrage against the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, hitting civilian residences and military infrastructure. According to reports mid-Monday, 12 Ukrainian civilians died in the Russian attacks and more than 40 were injured.The casualty count was expected to climb because emergency response teams were still sifting through the debris of apartment buildings hit by Russian missiles and more bodies were likely to be found, those reports said.
Ukrainian Drone Swarms Kill Crimea Power Grid, Fires Visible From Space
Ukraine’s drone forces seem intent on delivering on their promise to isolate Russian troops in Crimea by cutting supplies between the peninsula and Russia. Millions of civilians are affected.







