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Crimea Grid Ablaze: Overnight Blasts Ignite Key Power Substations

Multiple electrical substations in Russian-occupied Crimea reportedly caught fire after overnight blasts, including Bilohirsk, Maryanivka and Staryi Krym, as satellite data pointed to an expanding campaign against the energy and logistics networks sustaining Moscow’s military presence.
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Kyiv Post
· Jul 2, 2026
Massive Russian Strike Damages DTEK Energy Facilities in Kyiv
Russian overnight drone and missile strikes damaged DTEK energy infrastructure in Kyiv, cutting power to parts of the capital. Energy crews began emergency repairs as soon as security conditions allowed while rescue operations continued across the city following one of the largest attacks on Kyiv in recent months.
Ukrainska Pravda
· Jul 7, 2026
Ukrainian forces hit five power substations in Crimea in a day
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces have hit five power substations and a gas distribution station in temporarily occupied Crimea within a day. Forty-four energy facilities in Crimea and the southern part of the temporarily occupied territories have been attacked over the past week.
South China Morning Post
· Jul 7, 2026
Barrage of explosions rocks Kyiv after Ukraine says drones attacked Russia ‘shadow fleet’
A series of explosions rocked Kyiv early on Wednesday as Russia keeps up its barrage of attacks on the Ukrainian capital while Nato leaders meet for a summit in Turkey. A first large blast was heard even before the city’s air alert sirens sounded, followed by four more, Agence France-Presse journalists in the city said. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said warehouses were on fire in one district because of a missile strike, and in another a “non-residential building” was ablaze. Two people were...
The Kyiv Independent
· Jun 25, 2026
Ukrainian strikes hit energy, oil infrastructure in Russian-occupied Crimea as power outages continue, military confirms
The latest attack comes as the peninsula's energy grid has come under strain in recent days after Russian proxy authorities said widespread power outages in occupied Crimea on June 23 left approximately half of the peninsula without electricity.
Utusan Malaysia
· Jun 22, 2026
Russia sekat jualan bahan api selepas Ukraine serang Crimea
MOSCOW: Serangan besar-besaran tentera Ukraine ke atas Semenanjung Crimea yang dikuasai Russia mengorbankan sekurang-kurangnya empat nyawa, selain memaksa pihak berkuasa yang disokong Moscow pada Ahad menggantung jualan bahan api di wilayah berkenaan, semalam. Ukraine mengesahkan pihaknya menyasarkan fasiliti ketenteraan dan tenaga di Crimea yang menjadi pangkalan logistik utama Moscow sepanjang kempen ketenteraan selama empat tahun ... Read more The post Russia sekat jualan bahan api selepas Ukraine serang Crimea appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
Euromaidan Press
· Jul 3, 2026
Fires hit Crimea power substations again overnight, one for the second time in a week
Blazes at a rebuilt node and a critical hub leave Staryi Krym dark
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Related coverage for "Crimea Grid Ablaze: Overnight Blasts Ignite Key Power Substations": Kyiv Post — Massive Russian Strike Damages DTEK Energy Facilities in Kyiv. Ukrainska Pravda — Ukrainian forces hit five power substations in Crimea in a day. South China Morning Post — Barrage of explosions rocks Kyiv after Ukraine says drones attacked Russia ‘shadow fleet’. The Kyiv Independent — Ukrainian strikes hit energy, oil infrastructure in Russian-occupied Crimea as power outages continue, military confirms. Utusan Malaysia — Russia sekat jualan bahan api selepas Ukraine serang Crimea. Euromaidan Press — Fires hit Crimea power substations again overnight, one for the second time in a week