Ukrainian Drones Strike Power Station in Sevastopol

Ukrainian drones struck a major power substation in Sevastopol overnight, leaving large parts of the city without electricity. Moscow-installed governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said some areas would remain without power until Wednesday evening. Local monitors posted an updated power outage map showing widespread blackouts across the city.

The BBC reported that Ukraine confirmed the drones targeted the city's main power substation.

Earlier this week, officials suspended all civilian fuel sales across Crimea after long lines formed at gas stations. Dozens of summer camps were also closed. Sevastopol had faced lighter rationing until the overnight strike. The city had previously limited gas sales to a couple of days per week.

Crimea's electricity supply depends on natural gas delivered by pipeline from Russia. Two gas-fired plants built in 2019 were intended to cover about 90 percent of demand. The plants use turbines transferred in breach of EU sanctions, making replacement parts unavailable from European sources.

Damage to the facilities or the pipeline would be difficult to repair. >"We will not be intimidated by the lack of light.