Simferopol

Overnight drone strikes hit Wildberries warehouses in St. Petersburg and occupied Simferopol

Drones targeted Russia’s Wildberries online retailer warehouses in St. Petersburg and temporarily occupied Simferopol overnight into July 24, with preliminary reports indicating a nearby oil depot may have also been struck, OSINT analysts reported.

24 July, 08:36 AM

St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport delays 50 flights after regional drone attacks - video

Around 50 flights were delayed and another 15 were awaiting arrival from alternate airfields at St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport following regional drone attacks, the airport's press service announced on July 24.

24 July, 08:25 AM

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

Simferopol Power Plant ablaze following Ukrainian drone barrage on Crimea

A fire broke out at Simferopol Power Plant – which generates nearly a third of the city's electricity – following an overnight drone attack on temporarily occupied Simferopol, independent Russian monitoring channel ASTRA reported on June 24.

24 June, 12:20 PM

Ukrainian drone strike sparks fire at Simferopol power plant

A fire broke out at a power plant in temporarily occupied Simferopol following a drone attack, local monitoring channels reported on June 12.

12 June, 11:01 AM

Russian Black Sea Fleet facility heavily damaged in overnight attack

The headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet air force in occupied Sevastopol was almost completely destroyed in an overnight attack on May 27, according to the Telegram channel Crimean Wind.

27 May, 04:19 PM

Ukraine SOF strike Iskander missile storage site in occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces said Middle Strike unit drones struck a storage site for Iskander tactical missile systems in Russian-occupied Crimea overnight, according to a statement on Apr. 28.

28 April, 06:43 PM

Explosions near two airfields in occupied Crimea

A series of explosions shook Russian-occupied Crimea overnight from March 27 to 28, Telegram channel Crimean Wind reported, citing eyewitness accounts.

28 March, 02:17 AM

Atesh scouts key Black Sea Fleet comms hub in Simferopol - photos

Partisans conducted reconnaissance of a key communications center of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in temporarily occupied Simferopol, Crimea, Atesh movement reported on Dec. 4.

4 December 2025, 02:25 PM

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

Partisan operation disrupts railway near Simferopol – Atesh

Partisans carried out a sabotage operation on the railway near occupied Simferopol, the Atesh resistance movement reported on Nov. 9.

9 November 2025, 06:49 PM

Drones torch fuel hubs in Russian-occupied Crimea

An overnight drone attack set ablaze an oil depot in Simferopol, in Russian-occupied Crimea, local Telegram channel Crimean Wind reported on Oct. 29.

29 October 2025, 09:26 AM

Russian-organized 'elections' in occupied Crimea are illegal and results void

Russia’s staging of so-called “elections” in the occupied cities of Sevastopol and Simferopol is illegal, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said on Sept. 15.

15 September 2025, 05:49 PM

Expert comments on Russian attack on reconnaissance ship Simferopol

Military expert and former spokesman for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Vladyslav Selezniov, explained how the Russians managed to hit the reconnaissance ship Simferopol of the Ukrainian Naval Forces during a Radio NV broadcast on Aug. 29.

29 August 2025, 07:56 PM

Russian-occupied Crimea shaken by series of explosions

Numerous explosions rocked cities across the Russian-occupied Crimea, local Telegram channels reported early on June 13, posting eyewitnesses photos and videos.

13 June 2025, 06:48 AM

Occupied Crimea sees blasts near airfields in Saki, Belbek, and Kacha

Loud explosions rocked Russian-occupied Crimea amid reported drone strikes on military sites in Simferopol, Sevastopol, and nearby airfields on May 2.

2 May 2025, 10:50 AM

Passenger bus collides with truck carrying stolen Ukrainian grain in Crimea, six killed

A passenger bus collided with a truck transporting stolen Ukrainian grain in Russian-occupied Crimea, leaving six dead, Telegram channel Krymskyi Veter (Crimean Wind) wrote on March 24.

24 March 2025, 12:25 PM

Russian missile crashes near occupied Simferopol; Area cordoned by police and FSB

In the village of Skvortsove, Simferopol District in temporarily occupied Crimea, a Russian-launched missile reportedly crashed.

3 November 2024, 07:10 PM

Explosions rock occupied Crimea amid Russian air defense operating

Explosions rocked occupied Crimea overnight, heard in almost all peninsula South - from Sevastopol to Balaklava, as well as in Saky, Yevpatoria, and Simferopol, Telegram channel Krymsky Veter (Crimean Wind) reported on August 2.

2 August 2024, 08:31 AM

Crimean Bridge closed after explosions heard in Simferopol and Dzankoy in Russian-occupied Crimea

Explosions were heard in Simferopol in temporarily occupied Crimea overnight on April 30, the Astra Telegram channel reported.

30 April 2024, 08:37 AM

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