Sevastopol was plunged into darkness late Tuesday evening after Ukrainian drones hit the city’s main power substation. Moscow‑installed Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev reported that the outage was likely to last until the following evening, leaving the port city without electricity at a critical time of year.
Residents were urged to conserve energy: keeping phone screens dim, turning off background apps, and checking on elderly neighbours as temperatures are expected to rise to 30°C. The city’s emergency services were placed on high alert while a “special regime” was implemented at energy facilities.
Kyiv officials say the strike was part of a broader campaign to target Russian‑controlled infrastructure, hoping to weaken Moscow’s oil revenue streams and pressure President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a cease‑fire.
Ukrainian drone forces claimed to have hit 48 operational and planned military sites across Crimea, including a key radio‑engineering battalion near Mount Ai‑Petri. Russian defence ministry counters that it destroyed over 300 drones this night.
The attack follows recent fuel shortages in Sevastopol, where authorities have suspended petrol sales and restricted supplies to government services. Panic buying of everyday goods such as sugar has also surged.
Sevastopol remains a strategic port on the Black Sea, linking Russia with its occupied territories in Ukraine, and any prolonged outage threatens supply chains and civilian morale.
As the front lines shift, the war’s reach into Crimea intensifies, with Russian forces scrambling to restore power and Ukraine escalating its aerial campaign.
