Significant Blackouts in Crimea After Ukrainian Drone Attacks

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Recent Ukrainian drone strikes are said to have targeted energy facilities in Crimea, which is under Russian control, during the night of June 25, leading to new reports of power outages in Simferopol, Yalta, and around the Balaklava Power Plant. This assault came on the heels of outages reported on June 23, which Russian-affiliated officials claimed affected approximately half of the region’s electrical supply. Ukraine has been intensifying its drone operations in Crimea, aiming at energy, fuel, and logistical infrastructure situated 25 to 200 kilometers away from the front lines. Following a suspension of fuel sales to civilians that began on June 21, the isolation efforts in Crimea are becoming more pronounced.

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00:00Ukraine has reportedly struck Crimea's energy grid again.

00:03Overnight, on June 25, drones hit Russian-occupied Crimea.

00:08Russian telegram channels reported attacks on energy infrastructure.

00:12Blackouts were reported in Simforopol and Yalta.

00:16Explosions were also heard near the Balaklava power plant in Sevastopol.

00:20The full damage is still unclear.

00:22Ukraine's military has not commented.

00:25And the reports have not been independently verified.

00:28But the strike comes after a major blackout on June 23,

00:32when Russian proxy authorities said around half of Crimea lost power.

00:37Kyiv has been increasing attacks on Crimea's energy, fuel, and logistics networks.

00:42Fuel shortages are already spreading.

00:45Gas stations were reportedly told to stop civilian fuel sales from June 21.

00:50For Russia, Crimea is no longer a secure rear base.

00:55It is becoming an isolated battlefield.

00:58U.S.

00:58It is becoming a

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