Ukrainian UAVs strike Kuban-Crimea power bridge and series of energy hubs

The Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck the Kuban-Crimea power bridge, which serves as the main entry point for electricity supply from mainland Russia to occupied Crimea, and 11 energy hubs in territories temporarily occupied by Russia on 12-13 July.

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

Quote: "Operation Crimean Switch Off and Air Defence Fall: on 12-13 July, the Kuban-Crimea power bridge, 10 energy hubs and five air defence elements (that of S-400, Pantsir-S1, Tor and Nebo-U systems) in Crimea were hit."

Details: On 12-13 July, Ptakhy (Birds) of the Unmanned Systems Forces struck 11 energy hubs and substations of various capacities in Crimea and other occupied territories: nine electricity substations, the strategic Crimea electricity transfer point of the Kuban-Crimea power bridge from Russia and a gas pumping station.

The facilities included the Kuban-Crimea transfer point in Hlazivka, Crimea, and substations in Kerch and in the settlements of Kovylne, Zymyne and Afiny.

Background:

• The situation with electricity supply on temporarily occupied Crimea is deteriorating as a result of strikes by Ukraine's defence forces on energy facilities. Regions are regularly left without power, sometimes for several days, and most do not even have outage schedules.
• On the night of 12-13 July, units of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked nine energy hubs and substations of various capacities in temporarily occupied territories, as well as the strategic electricity transfer point of the Kuban-Crimea power bridge from Russia to Crimea. It was hit a second time in the next two days.
• A fuel crisis has been escalating in Russia amid continued Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries, with shortages of motor fuel similar to those previously reported in the temporarily occupied city of Sevastopol and Crimea now spreading to Russia's capital region.
• The Russian occupying authorities declared a regional state of emergency in Crimea and Sevastopol.

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