Large areas of Crimea lost electricity after Ukrainian drone attacks reportedly hit a thermal power plant, fuel infrastructure and other facilities across the peninsula.
By yourNEWS Media Newsroom
Large parts of Crimea were left without power Tuesday after a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes hit energy, fuel and transport infrastructure across the peninsula, including a thermal power plant in Kerch.
Reuters confirmed significant outages, while regional reports said as much as half of Crimea was without electricity after several facilities were struck. The Ukrainian service of Radio Svoboda reported that Yevpatoria, Saki, Krasnoperekopsk, Dzhankoy and surrounding areas lost power.
Electricity service was expected to be restored within 24 hours, according to preliminary reports.
The most serious disruption appeared tied to a fire at a thermal power plant in Kerch, where flames and smoke were reported after the drone attacks. Video and images circulating online showed fire and smoke following strikes on the peninsula, including footage shared in an X post.
Telegram channel Crimean Wind reported that the CHP plant fire in Kerch had been confirmed and that flames spread to a reservoir. The monitoring group, citing satellite imagery, said it recorded a smoke plume about 47 kilometers long.
Additional reports said strikes also hit an oil depot, a TPP-Terminal, port infrastructure and facilities near Henichesk and the Arabat Spit. One report said part of Crimea was left without power after a UAV strike on the Kerch thermal power plant.
The attacks followed a separate strike two days earlier on June 21, when an oil depot in Kerch was hit. That site was reportedly still burning, with fires also reported at the Kavkaz port terminal complex.
The weekend strikes had already triggered severe fuel restrictions across Crimea. Crimean Governor Sergey Aksyonov confirmed the crisis and said fuel sales to the general public had been stopped.
“Today, June 21, starting from 09:00 am, fuel sales at Crimean petrol stations have been suspended,” Aksyonov said, adding that fuel would be sold only to state enterprises.
In a Telegram post, Aksyonov said gas stations across Crimea would stop selling fuel to individuals and businesses starting Sunday morning local time. Cash, card and fuel coupon sales were halted immediately.
The continued attacks have added new pressure on civilians in Crimea, where power outages and fuel restrictions are disrupting daily life. Another X post showed the broader impact of repeated nighttime strikes.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said the weekend attacks hit infrastructure on both sides of the Crimean Bridge.
“Facilities on both sides of the Crimean Bridge were hit: maritime logistics used to transport oil in the Krasnodar region and an oil depot in temporarily occupied Kerch,” Zelensky said on social media.
The BBC separately reported that Kyiv hit a logistics facility for oil transportation in Russia’s Krasnodar region, across the Kerch Strait from Crimea. Local authorities said one person was killed on a passenger ferry.
The latest blackout and fuel crisis show the widening effect of Ukraine’s campaign against Russian-controlled infrastructure in and around Crimea, where repeated strikes have hit energy, rail, military and port facilities in recent days.
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