Ukrainian drone strikes have hit nearly all the bridges to Crimea and launched a blitz on shipping in recent days, leaving the Russian-occupied Ukrainian peninsula cut off from fuel supplies and its tourist industry devastated at the height of summer.The relentless campaign continued overnight into July 11 with a Ukrainian attack on four vessels in Taganrog Bay on the Sea of Azov, Russian authorities said.Ukraine’s drone chief, Robert Brovdi, has reported some 50 strikes in five days -- figures which can’t be confirmed independently but appear to be borne out by the fuel crisis in Crimea.
Crimea Goes Dark As Ukrainian Drones Target Electricity Grid
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A woman walks with a flashlight during a blackout in the western Crimean city of Yevpatoria on July 5.A series of Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Crimea's electricity grid over the past week has caused sweeping blackouts through much of the Russian-occupied peninsula.
Amos Chapple
