Blackouts were reported throughout occupied Crimea, and massive fires broke out in several southern Russian cities amid Ukrainian strikes on retail logistics facilities overnight on July 22, according to monitoring channels.

Drone strikes early Sunday morning, July 19, ignited fires at multiple oil depots in Russia’s Stavropol Krai and targeted electrical infrastructure in occupied Crimea.

Ukraine’s strikes continue to cripple Crimea’s energy grid, forcing Russian authorities to install emergency street phones amid prolonged blackouts.