Blackout hits all cities and districts in southern Crimea

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have damaged 38 energy load centres in temporarily occupied Crimea and the Russian-occupied southern territories in the first days of July. A cascading collapse of the power system is expected to be announced in Crimea later.

Source: Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, on Facebook

Quote: "The Crimean switch was worn out on the 38th step taken by the birds of the Unmanned Systems Forces over six days in July. The occupiers in Crimea have acknowledged a blackout in all cities and districts of the southern coast of Crimea and in Simferopol."

Details: Brovdi said that from 1 to 5 July, the Birds of the Unmanned Systems Forces "intensively took out 37 energy load centres in Crimea and the occupied southern territories".

On the night of 5-6 July, during a Russian large-scale attack on Ukraine, a coordinated and effective strike was carried out on a key facility of the main power grid: the 330 kV Simferopolska substation in Simferopol, Autonomous Republic of Crimea. The strike was conducted by forces and assets of the Freedom-Loving Ukrainian Bird of the First Separate Centre of the Unmanned Systems Forces, the 9th Kairos Battalion of the 414th Separate Brigade, Magyar's Birds, the 412th Nemesis Brigade and Phoenix. This was the 38th energy load centre hit, Brovdi reported.

A cascading collapse of the peninsula's energy system is expected later, he added.

Quote: "This is only the beginning of de-occupation. We will stand. Moscow will fall. We will feed Crimea back to strength and rebuild it."

Background:

• Attacks have been carried out on the TES company's oil and gas terminal in Kerch, electricity substations near Simferopol and other facilities in temporarily occupied Crimea.
• Fires were reported at several electricity substations in temporarily occupied Crimea following overnight attacks.
• The occupation authorities declared a regional state of emergency in Crimea and Sevastopol.

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