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🔌 Total Blackout: Ukraine Disables 48 Rear Targets & Flips Crimea’s Power Switch OFF

Ukraine’s newly minted Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) have just executed one of their most sophisticated and massive coordinated overnight drone operations of the war. Spearheaded by Commander Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, multiple elite drone units targeted 48 military and infrastructure sites deep behind the lines—plunging the occupied Crimean peninsula into a near-total blackout.

This isn’t just a localized power failure; it’s a systematic dismantling of Russia’s rear capabilities. By hitting 9 critical electrical substations simultaneously (including the major Zakhidno-Krymska and Bakhchysarai nodes), Ukraine has targeted the energy architecture that powers Russian air defenses, logistics, and military communications.

The damage doesn't stop at the power grid. Operating under a 40-day strategic directive authorized by President Volodymyr Zelensky, the SBU used the chaos to strike two major Russian military airbases: Saky and Hvardiiske. Early battle damage assessments indicate a devastating blow, with at least seven advanced Russian fighter jets and bombers destroyed or damaged right inside their hangars.

Watch the full video for an in-depth breakdown of how Ukraine’s deep-strike capabilities have surged by an incredible 1,150% since the start of the year, and what this catastrophic "logistical and energy famine" means for the occupied peninsula.

Key Highlights Covered in This Video:
The 48-Target Surge: Inside the massive overnight operation utilizing specialized USF drone units, including "Madyar's Birds," Nemesis, and the Phoenix unit.

Flapping the Crimean Switch: How targeting the Tarkhankut Wind Farm, Saky, and Tavriia substations knocked out the lights and disrupted Moscow's state propaganda networks.

Airbase Devastation: A tactical breakdown of the strikes on the Saky and Hvardiiske bases, destroying Su-30 and Su-24 bombers alongside hangars full of Shahed-type drones.

The 1,150% Escalation: Commander Robert Brovdi’s revealing data on the explosive growth of Ukraine’s long-range drone program.

Zaporizhzhia Air Defense Smash: The destruction of a short-range Tor-M2 surface-to-air missile system caught in the same operational wave.

Voices From the Ground:
"The Crimean switch is in the off position... This is about dismantling the enemy's rear in Crimea: total air defense collapse, logistical and fuel famine, consistent isolation." — Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, Commander of the USF



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Transcript
00:00Ukraine strikes 48 targets deep inside Russia, crippling Crimean energy grid.
00:06Kyiv, July 4th. Ukrainian unmanned systems forces carried out a large-scale overnight
00:12operation targeting 48 Russian military and infrastructure sites deep behind the front
00:18line, according to Commander Robert Madyar Brovdy. The strikes, conducted by multiple
00:23specialized drone units, focused heavily on occupied Crimea, with a particular emphasis
00:29on the peninsula's energy network. 48 targets hit in one night. Ukrainian drones struck
00:36nine electrical substations across the occupied peninsula, including facilities near Chornomorshke,
00:41Belohirsk, Saki, Mykolaivka, Starikrim, and western Crimea. The scale of the operation reflects the
00:49growing maturity of Ukraine's dedicated drone force, with multiple formations participating in
00:54the mission, including the 414th Brigade, the 413th Regiment, the Phoenix Unit, the 412th
01:01Brigade, and the 1st Center. Brovdy noted that the operation struck electrical substations at the
01:08Tarkankut Wind Farm, Belohirsk, Vypa-Sne, Saki, Tavriya, Mykolaivka, Starikrim, and Zakhidno-Krimska, as well as the Kluchy gas compressor
01:20station.
01:21Ukrainian forces also reportedly destroyed a Russian Tor-M2 short-range surface-to-air missile system
01:28located near the village of Smyrnovay in the temporarily occupied part of Zaporizhia region.
01:33The attacks have caused widespread power outages across the peninsula. On July 5, satellite fire
01:40detection data confirmed thermal anomalies at the Bakhchi Sarai and Zimene substations, with monitoring
01:46channels reporting a blackout throughout Crimea as a result of the strikes. Russian installed authorities
01:53acknowledged power disruptions, but described them as a technological disturbance. Air bases and military
01:59infrastructure struck. Separately, the Security Service of Ukraine, SBU, confirmed strikes on two
02:06Russian military air bases in occupied Crimea, Saki and Fardiskay. Ukrainian drones hit seven aircraft
02:14hangars at the Saki airbase, where Russia stores Su-30SM, Su-30, and Su-24 fighter jets and bombers.
02:22Preliminary assessments indicate that at least seven aircraft were destroyed or damaged.
02:26At the Fardiskay airbase, two hangars containing Shahed-type drones and aviation equipment were
02:32struck. The SBU noted that the strikes are part of a 40-day campaign approved by President Volodymyr
02:39Zelensky aimed at increasing pressure on Russia. Saki and Fardiskay are key aviation bases used by Russian
02:46occupation forces in Crimea for launching missile and bombing attacks on Ukrainian territory.
02:51Deep strike capabilities growing. Bravdi recently revealed that strikes conducted by the USF deep
02:58inside Russian-controlled territory have increased by 1,150 percent since the beginning of the year.
03:05Ukraine has been intensifying its long-range campaign inside Russia, targeting military
03:11installations and energy infrastructure. In a 48-hour operation from July 1st to 2nd,
03:17Ukrainian forces disabled 12 power substations and one gas distribution station in the occupied
03:23territories, including Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhia regions. The campaign has triggered
03:29a fuel and energy crisis in Crimea, with authorities declaring an emergency following attacks on fuel
03:35facilities and infrastructure. Ukraine Defense Minister Mikhailo Fedorov stated that Kyiv's drone
03:40campaign had been successful, making it difficult for Moscow to resolve one crisis after another.
03:46Ukraine Defense Minister Mikhailo Fedorov
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