Kerch

Russia conducted military exercises simulating a Ukrainian attempt to retake Crimea. The drills involved scenarios with drones, precision strikes, and fast boats, focusing on defensive preparations in Sevastopol, northern Crimea, and the Kerch region. Retired officers participated in command simulations during the exercise.

Ukraine launched a major drone attack targeting Russian regions, Crimea, and surrounding seas, with 660 drones intercepted by Russian defenses. The assault, one of Kyiv's largest since Russia's full-scale invasion, focused on oil, energy facilities, and military assets, while President Zelenskyy announced a 40-day escalation plan to pressure Russia into ending the war.

Ukraine launched a major drone attack targeting 12 Russian regions, Crimea, and surrounding seas, with 660 drones intercepted by Russian air defenses. The campaign aims to disrupt Russian fuel and military supplies, and a 40-day escalation was hinted by President Zelenskyy to pressure Russia into ending the war.

Ukraine launched a major drone attack targeting 12 Russian regions, Crimea, and the Black Sea, with 660 drones intercepted by Russian air defenses. The attack, one of the largest since Russia's invasion, targeted oil, energy facilities, and military infrastructure, disrupting Russian logistics and fuel supplies. Ukraine claimed strikes on Russian navy ships and air defense systems in Kerch, while damage reports included a chemical plant fire in Novomoskovsk and a damaged house in Tula.

Occupied Sevastopol lost all electricity following a drone attack on energy infrastructure in Russian-occupied Crimea. The Balaklava thermal power plant was a primary target, with explosions also reported in Bakhchysarai, Kerch, and near Mount Ai-Petri.

Half of Crimea lost power following overnight explosions that caused fires at fuel and transport facilities in and around Kerch, including a petroleum terminal previously damaged in an attack. The Kerch Bridge was closed for over five hours as a result.

Ukraine is conducting a logistical squeeze on Russian-occupied Crimea. A satellite image shows an oil depot in Kerch, Crimea, ablaze following an attack described by President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Ukrainian strikes on a Russian-annexed Crimea oil depot in Kerch killed four people and paused fuel sales. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the attack targeting the oil depot.

Russian-occupied Crimea has halted civilian fuel sales following Ukrainian strikes on energy and transport infrastructure. Kremlin-installed officials in Crimea reserved fuel for state services to maintain 'life support and security' amid reported attacks on supply routes, including near Kerch.

A series of drone strikes targeted multiple fuel terminals and military sites in Crimea and nearby Russian territory overnight Saturday-Sunday. Fires were reported at the AEGAZ-Terminal in Kerch, a TES-operated fuel terminal, Port Kavkaz, a Russian military railway battalion facility, an air defense site at Cape Zyuk, and the Chonhar railway bridge.