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Ukrainian drone strikes knocked a key Sevastopol-area substation offline, causing a blackout across Crimea’s major cities and signaling Kyiv’s intensified campaign to disrupt Russian logistics on the peninsula.
Russian-held Sevastopol suspended petrol rationing coupons after trucks could not deliver fuel due to Ukrainian strikes on logistics routes; priority refuelling will go to public transport, utilities, emergency and government vehicles, with new coupons issued. The disruption adds to Crimea's fuel shortages and comes as Kyiv widens drone and missile strikes on Russian energy and transport infrastructure.
The Ukrainian Navy says it used a Neptune coastal defense missile to strike a Russian weapons storage facility in Sevastopol’s Striletska Bay, destroying depots for weapons and equipment of the Black Sea Fleet and potentially disrupting fleet operations in the Black Sea. The exact munitions and contents were not disclosed; the attack occurred the night of June 11 in temporarily occupied Crimea, with video footage released.
Ukrainian drones hit the Russia-occupied Sevastopol museum, damaging the panorama building, and struck the port of Mariupol, causing a blackout and damaging energy and maintenance infrastructure as well as a sanctioned cargo vessel. In Crimea, nighttime train service was halted after a Monday drone attack wounded a locomotive driver’s assistant and injured the engineer, with eight trains evacuated. The clash-encompassing strikes continued across Russia, including oil refineries and other facilities, amid ongoing fighting; Kyiv proposed direct talks with Putin, which Moscow has rejected.
Drivers in Russian-occupied Crimea faced gasoline rationing after Ukrainian drone attacks constrained road supplies into the peninsula, with Ai-95 being limited and purchases moved to coupons; long queues were seen in Sevastopol as Moscow restricted fuel sales and banned aviation-fuel exports until November, illustrating the ongoing strain on Crimea’s fuel network amid Ukraine’s wider strikes on Russian oil infrastructure.
A Ukrainian drone attack against Sevastopol in annexed Crimea killed a man inside a vehicle and wounded three others, with Moscow-installed governor Mikhail Razvozhayev saying 43 drones were shot down and damage occurred to homes and a dance school in the port city that hosts the Black Sea fleet.
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) conducted a large overnight strike in occupied Crimea, targeting the Black Sea Fleet’s assets in Sevastopol and Belbek, destroying a MiG-31 at Belbek, and damaging the Yamal and Filchenkov landing ships as well as the Ivan Khurs reconnaissance ship, while hitting radar and air-defense facilities to degrade Russia’s air and naval capabilities in the peninsula.
Ukrainian defense forces hit the Striletsky command post of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol as part of April 21–22 strikes targeting military ships in Crimea and other high-value Russian targets, including drone command posts in Kursk, a Molniya drone control center in Kharkiv region, and multiple command/observer posts in Donetsk and Belgorod regions; the extent of casualties and damage is being assessed. There were also reports of explosions in Sevastopol near Cape Fiolent and Monastyrske Highway, where an electronic intelligence unit is stationed.
Ukraine’s HUR says its Prymary unit hit two Russian landing ships and a Podlyot-K1 radar in Sevastopol Bay, putting the vessels out of action and destroying the radar, with a video of the strikes released by Kyiv but no independent verification available and Moscow offering no immediate comment.
Valery Trankovsky, the chief of staff for Russia's Black Sea Fleet missile ships, was killed in a car bombing in Sevastopol, reportedly orchestrated by Ukraine's Security Service (SBU). Trankovsky, accused of ordering missile strikes on Ukrainian civilians, was targeted as part of ongoing Ukrainian operations against Russian military officials involved in war crimes. The attack involved an IED that detonated in his vehicle, leading to his death from severe injuries.
A Russian military aircraft crashed into the sea off the Crimean port of Sevastopol, with the pilot safely ejecting and being rescued. The incident did not cause damage to civilian objects, and the cause of the crash remains unclear.
The Atesh guerrilla movement reports that Russia is increasing its military presence in Crimea, preparing to repulse Ukrainian sabotage-reconnaissance groups in Sevastopol, and strengthening air defense systems after recent attacks. They also observed the landing of a Russian missile ship in Sevastopol Bay and warned of potential Russian attempts to discredit pro-Ukrainian movements through terrorist attacks. The partisans called on Crimeans to monitor Russian troop movements and provide information to the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
Ukrainian forces conducted air strikes on two Russian military targets in the occupied Crimea, including a command post near Sevastopol and a military unit in Yevpatoria. Russia's Defence Ministry claimed to have downed 36 Ukrainian drones over Crimea. The attacks are part of Ukraine's efforts to weaken Russian military presence and reclaim initiative in the Black Sea region. The situation on the ground, including the extent of damage and casualties, has not been independently verified.
Ukraine claims that a missile strike on the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol killed high-ranking Russian military officials, including Adm. Viktor Sokolov. In response, Russia's Defense Ministry released a video showing Sokolov alive and attending a meeting via video link. The authenticity of the video could not be independently verified. Ukraine's special operations forces stated that 34 Russian officers were killed in the strike but are seeking more information about Sokolov's fate. The strike on Sevastopol is an embarrassing failure for Russian air defenses, and Ukraine has been targeting the Black Sea Fleet in its attacks on Crimea.
The Crimean port of Sevastopol, under Russian control, experienced a missile strike prompting the activation of air defense systems. One missile was reportedly shot down near the Sevastopol Airport Belbek. Public transportation was temporarily halted, and traffic on the Crimean Bridge was suspended. In response, Russia lifted almost all of its aviation off the airfields in annexed Crimea to avoid becoming targets for incoming missiles.