Drones strike key electrical substation in Yevpatoria, trigger widespread blackouts
Temporarily occupied Yevpatoria, June 1 (Photo: REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak)
Large-scale fires broke out in temporarily occupied Yevpatoria amid suspected strikes on the Moinaki electrical substation overnight on July 10, local monitoring channel Crimean Wind reported.
Local residents reported widespread outages in the city and surrounding areas following the attack.
Analysts noted that a 1-billion-ruble ($13 million) overhaul of the electrical substation was completed in 2024, replacing power transformers and nearly quadrupling total capacity to 126 MVA.
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck 45 Russian military targets in Crimea and the southern part of Russian-occupied Ukraine overnight on July 9. The attacks targeted Saky thermal power plant.
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces reported strikes on nine Russian tankers in the Sea of Azov on July 8.
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