Ukraine has stepped up attacks on logistics and energy infrastructure in Crimea in recent weeks, contributing to fuel shortages and prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency in the peninsula, a critical hub for Russia’s war effort.
Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, eight years before launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Moscow has not publicly commented on this week’s attacks, which also included strikes on electrical substations, radar systems and missile installations.
In an interview with Reuters last month, Kyiv’s top drone commander, Robert Brovdi, pledged to effectively cut off Crimea from Russia through a campaign of systematic strikes.