In brief
A night‑time drone attack on Sevastopol’s key power substation left the city without electricity, with residents urged to conserve battery life and protect vulnerable neighbours. Moscow‑installed governor Mikhail Razvozhayev warned that power outages could persist until Wednesday evening. The attack occurs amid a Ukrainian campaign targeting energy infrastructure to disrupt Russia’s war‑financing. Simultaneously, a blockade has froze fuel sales on the peninsula, forcing locals into shortages and panic buying. The situation underscores the escalating pressure on Crimea’s logistical lifelines as the war continues.
On Tuesday night, a Ukrainian drone strike disrupted Sevastopol’s main electricity substation, plunging the city into darkness. Interior reports from the governor’s Telegram channel confirm that power will not return until at least Wednesday evening.
The attack marks a new phase in Kyiv’s strategy to hit energy assets in Russian‑occupied territories, aiming to undercut the war economy and pressure President Putin into negotiations.
Residents were advised to save battery power by dimming screens and disabling background apps, while officials urged neighbours to check on elderly households amid expected temperatures of up to 30°C.
Simultaneously, fuel supplies have dried up following a blockade that halted all petrol sales on the peninsula. Gas stations now queue for exhausted supplies, and panic buying has escalated at local markets, most notably for sugar.
The power chaos has compounded daily life for Sevastopol’s 500,000 residents, who must now navigate a city that is both electrically and fuel-wise cut off from mainland Russia.
The broader conflict sees Russian forces intercepting nearly 300 Ukrainian drones overnight, while Ukraine reports damaging hits on military sites across Crimea and southern Ukrainian territory. Both sides accuse each other of escalating the war’s reach into civilian infrastructure, deepening the humanitarian crisis for local populations.
