Crimean Wind

Drones target Dzhankoy, Simferopol, and Sevastopol as Kerch Bridge closes

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.

31 July, 08:11 AM

Explosions spark fires at Crimean substations near Alushta

Explosions sparked fires at power substations near Alushta in occupied Crimea overnight into July 20, according to the monitoring channel Crimean Wind.

20 July, 11:50 AM

Balaklava power plant in Sevastopol comes under attack, part of city loses power – Crimean Wind

The Balaklava Thermal Power Plant, located in occupied Sevastopol in Crimea, was struck by what appeared to be jet-powered drones or missiles, the monitoring group Crimean Wind reported on July 14.

14 July, 10:50 AM

Drones strike West Crimean power substation – satellite images

Drones struck the 330/110 kV West Crimean electrical substation near the village of Karierne in occupied Crimea, with satellite imagery indicating damage to the facility, the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported on July 1.

1 July, 10:50 AM

Main building burned out at Saky TPP in Crimea after June 28 attack, monitoring group says

The Saky thermal power plant in occupied Crimea, attacked on June 28, sustained major damage, according to the monitoring group Crimean Wind, citing satellite imagery.

30 June, 12:34 PM

Substation near Simferopol catches fire in occupied Crimea

A fire broke out overnight into June 30, at a traction substation at the Poshtova railway station in the Bakhchysarai district of occupied Crimea, according to the Telegram channel Crimean Wind, which cited satellite images.

30 June, 11:26 AM

Drones attack Sevastopol as explosions reported across peninsula

Drones attacked temporarily occupied Sevastopol in Crimea overnight on June 27, with explosions and Russian air defense activity reported in the city, the Crimean Wind monitoring channel said.

27 June, 11:33 AM

Fuel voucher sales halted in occupied Crimea as queues grow at gas stations

Fuel stations in occupied Crimea have reportedly suspended the sale of gasoline vouchers to individual customers, with the service remaining available only under existing contracts, according to local reports cited by a Sevastopol-based Telegram channel on May 31.

31 May, 03:19 PM

Drone attack sparks fire at Sevastopol oil depot

Drones attacked Sevastopol in occupied Crimea overnight, sparking a large fire at an oil depot near Cape Manganari between Kozacha and Komyshova bays, monitoring channel Crimean Wind reported on Apr. 18.

18 April, 10:15 AM

Occupied Crimea wakes up to burning oil depot in Feodosia - video

Drones attacked temporarily occupied Feodosia, with a strike and fire reported at a local oil depot, Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported on the night of April 8.

8 April, 08:15 AM

Drones hit major power substation in occupied Crimea

Drones may have struck a large electrical substation in Russian-occupied Crimea overnight, sparking a fire on the facility’s grounds, according to the monitoring Telegram channel Crimean Wind, citing satellite imagery on March 6.

6 March, 01:22 PM

Admiral Grigorovich frigate possibly hit in Russia's Novorossiysk port

A Russian Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate may have been damaged or destroyed in Ukraine’s overnight drone and sea drone attack on Novorossiysk port on March 2, after satellite images showed smoke rising from one of the ships, analysts from the monitoring group Crimean Wind said.

3 March, 12:11 PM

Iranian vessel sinks in Caspian Sea while heading to Russian port

An Iranian vessel, the Caspian Shiva, was sinking in the Caspian Sea while en route to the Russian port of Makhachkala after sustaining a hull breach of unknown origin, Russian Telegram channel MNS reported, citing sources on Jan. 29.

29 January, 04:08 PM

Explosions rock occupied Crimea amid reported drone strikes - video

A series of explosions rang out in temporarily occupied Crimea in a suspected drone attack, local Telegram channels reported on Nov. 21.

21 November 2025, 09:19 AM

Simferopol hospital damaged by Russian air defense

Large-caliber bullets struck the facade and eighth-floor windows of the N.A. Semashko Republican Clinical Hospital in Simferopol, occupied Crimea, during an attempted drone attack on an oil depot near the village of Bitumne, the Telegram channel Crimean Wind reported on Nov. 9.

9 November 2025, 09:48 PM

Lukoil gas plant hit in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast

In Russia’s Volgograd Oblast, not only was the gas processing plant in Kotov attacked, but a fire also broke out at the Yefymivka pipeline control station eight kilometers to the south, the monitoring group Crimean Wind reported, citing satellite imagery on Oct. 9.

9 October 2025, 11:57 AM

Huge blaze erupts at oil facility in occupied Feodosia, smoke spreads for kilometers

A fire broke out at an oil terminal in Russian-occupied Feodosia, with smoke stretching for kilometers, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported, citing satellite images on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 05:04 PM

Fire spreads at oil depot in occupied Feodosia after drone strike — Crimean Wind

An oil depot in Russian-occupied Feodosia is still burning after an overnight drone strike on Oct. 6, with the fire now spreading to additional fuel tanks, the Crimean Wind monitoring group reported on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 01:18 PM

Explosions rock occupied Crimea in suspected Ukrainian attacks

A series of explosions was heard overnight in Russian-occupied Crimea, local monitoring channel Krymskii Veter (Crimean Wind) reported on Sept. 26.

26 September 2025, 07:56 AM

More Russian bulk carriers gather in Yalta Bay to steal Ukrainian grain — Crimean Wind

Already third bulk carrier was spotted apparently waiting to enter the Russian-occupied port of Sevastopol to load stolen Ukrainian grain, Krymskii Veter (Crimean Wind) Telegram channel reported on Sept. 23

23 September 2025, 02:22 PM

Crimean Wind

1
2