Ukraine hits five substations and key power bridge from Russia to Crimea overnight

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces struck a key facility receiving electricity via the Kuban-Crimea power bridge, five electricity substations, a training ground and three Russian air defence radar systems on the night of 7-8 July.

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

Details: The damaged power bridge is 14.5 km long and consists of 4 undersea cable lines. The PP-2 Crimea transition point that was hit receives these undersea cables and connects them to overhead power lines.

Quote: "Between 1 and 8 July, the Birds of the Unmanned Systems Forces visited and lit up 50 energy load centres in Crimea and the southern part of temporarily occupied territories."

More details: The substations hit were the Nyzhnohirsk substation, Nasosna 3 substation and a substation in Novotroitske in Crimea, as well as substations in Kalynove and Troitske in Luhansk Oblast.

Overall, the Unmanned Systems Forces hit 53 military targets in Crimea and the southern part of temporarily occupied territories overnight.

Background:

• Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces struck another nine tankers from Russia's shadow fleet in the Sea of Azov on the night of 7-8 July.
• On the night of 6-7 July, the Magyar's Birds unit said it had struck eight tankers from Russia's shadow fleet in the Sea of Azov.

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