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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