Ukraine drones knock out power in Russia-held Crimea’s biggest city

R ReutersSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-24 · 10:31 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Ukrainian drones caused power outages in Sevastopol, the largest city in Russian-occupied Crimea, on Wednesday. The drones also targeted facilities in central and southern Russia, demonstrating Ukraine's expanding reach in attacks on energy infrastructure. This incident is part of Ukraine's intensified strikes this year on Russian oil refineries, depots, and supply routes, which have contributed to rising petrol prices and fuel shortages in Russia, particularly on the Crimean peninsula.

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Ukraine has intensified strikes on Russian oil refineries, depots and supply routes this year.

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Fuel shortages have been particularly acute on the Crimean peninsula.

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Ukrainian drones targeted facilities in central and southern Russia.

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Ukrainian drones knocked out power in Sevastopol, the biggest city in Russian-held Crimea.

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Ukrainian drones knocked out power in Sevastopol, the biggest city in Russian-held Crimea, on Wednesday and targeted facilities in central and southern Russia, local officials said, underscoring the reach of Kyiv’s attacks on energy infrastructure.Ukraine has intensified strikes on Russian oil refineries, depots and supply routes this year, pushing up petrol prices in Russia, where ‌authorities have limited sales in some regions.fuel shortages have been particularly acute on the Crimean peninsula, which Russia seized and annexed in 2014.

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