Drones target Dzhankoy, Simferopol, and Sevastopol as Kerch Bridge closes
Crimea came under drone attack (Photo: Reuters)
Explosions shook temporarily occupied Crimea overnight on July 31, as local residents reported a drone attack, prompting Russian occupation authorities to shut down traffic on the Kerch Strait Bridge, Telegram channel Krymskyi Veter reported.
Occupation authorities temporarily blocked traffic across the Kerch Strait Bridge amid the attack.
Representatives of the peninsula's occupation administration have not yet provided official information regarding the attack consequences.
Strikes on energy facilities and power outages in occupied Crimea
On July 28, drones attacked temporarily occupied Crimea, striking an electrical substation in Feodosia.
On July 27, occupation governor Mikhail Razvozhayev announced the introduction of electricity supply restrictions in occupied Sevastopol.
Overnight on July 26, Krymskyi Veter reported that a drone attack sparked a fire at the Tavriiska Thermal Power Plant near occupied Simferopol. Occupation power operator Krymenergo admitted that several settlements across the peninsula lost power due to "external impact on electricity supply facilities." Severe power supply issues were reported across the northwestern, eastern, and southern regions of the occupied peninsula.
On July 24, Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces Robert "Madyar" Brovdi reported that between July 23 and July 24, Ukrainian forces struck 19 energy facilities across occupied territories of Ukraine, 17 of which were located in Russian-occupied Crimea.
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