Explosions reported in temporarily occupied Crimea, Tavriyskaya Thermal Power Plant may have been targeted

Explosions were heard in temporarily occupied Crimea on the night of 19-20 June. Local residents have reported a drone attack on the Tavriyskaya Thermal Power Plant (TPP).

Source: Krymskyi Veter (Crimean Wind) Telegram channel

Details: Following the strikes, a fire broke out near the TPP, with thick black smoke also reported.

There are also reports of explosions and air defence activity in several districts of occupied Simferopol and in Perevalne.

Russian occupation authorities on the peninsula have not yet commented on the incidents.

Background:

• Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin claimed on 19 June that Russian air defences had shot down 25 drones heading towards the Russian capital.
• The Russian-installed occupation authorities in Crimea have banned the use of motorbikes and similar vehicles on the peninsula in the evening and at night from 17 June.
• Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov predicts that the temporarily occupied Crimean peninsula will become isolated in the near future due to Ukrainian drone strikes.

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