NEW DELHI: A massive drone attack carried out by Ukrainian forces targeted Crimea early on Friday. The attack resulted in power cutoffs in the city of Sevastopol and caused a refinery to catch fire in southern Russia, as reported by Russian authorities.
The drone attack were a response from Kyiv to retaliate against Moscow’s actions in northeastern Ukraine. This further intensified the pressure on the outnumbered and outgunned Ukrainian forces, who are eagerly awaiting delayed deliveries of essential weapons and ammunition from their Western allies.
The Russian Defence Ministry reported that 51 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Crimea, 44 over the Krasnodar region, and six over the Belgorod region. Russian warplanes and patrol boats were also responsible for destroying six sea drones in the Black Sea.
Mikhail Razvozhayev, who is the governor of Sevastopol, mentioned that the drone attack caused damage to the city’s power plant. He stated that it might take a day to completely restore energy supplies and alerted residents about potential power cuts in certain areas of the city.
“Communal services are doing their best to restore the power system as quickly as possible,” he said in a statement.
Razvozhayev announced that schools in the city will be temporarily closed.
Earlier, Ukrainian attacks caused damage to aircraft and a fuel storage facility at Belbek air base near Sevastopol. This information was based on satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies.
In the Krasnodar region, authorities reported that a drone attack occurred early on Friday, resulting in a fire at an oil refinery in Tuapse. The fire was later contained. Fortunately, there were no casualties.
Ukraine has targeted refineries and other energy facilities located deep inside Russia multiple times. This has resulted in significant damage.
Ukrainian drones carried out an attack on Novorossiysk, which is a significant port located on the Black Sea. According to Veniamin Kondratyev, the governor of the Krasnodar region, the fragments of the downed drones resulted in multiple fires, although fortunately, there were no casualties reported.
Belgorov Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported that a Ukrainian drone hit a vehicle, resulting in the death of a woman and her 4-year-old child. He mentioned that another attack caused a fuel tank to catch fire at a gas station in the area.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops were engaged in combat to stop the progress of Russian forces in the northeastern Kharkiv region. The Russian advances started in the previous week.
The town of Vovchansk is situated only 5 kilometers (3 miles) away from the Russian border. It has become a focal point in the recent days of fighting. Around 8,000 civilians have been evacuated from the town by Ukrainian authorities. The typical strategy of the Russian army involves destroying towns and villages through aerial strikes before their units advance.
Russia has been conducting tests on defenses at various points along the approximately 1,000-kilometer front line that stretches from north to south across eastern Ukraine. This front line has remained almost unchanged for the last 18 months, evolving into a war of attrition.
Recent Russian attacks have occurred in multiple regions of Ukraine, including the eastern Donetsk region, the Chernihiv and Sumy regions in the north, and the southern Zaporizhzhia region. The main goal seems to be to strain the already limited Ukrainian resources and take advantage of any weaknesses.
(With inputs from agencies)
The drone attack were a response from Kyiv to retaliate against Moscow’s actions in northeastern Ukraine. This further intensified the pressure on the outnumbered and outgunned Ukrainian forces, who are eagerly awaiting delayed deliveries of essential weapons and ammunition from their Western allies.
The Russian Defence Ministry reported that 51 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Crimea, 44 over the Krasnodar region, and six over the Belgorod region. Russian warplanes and patrol boats were also responsible for destroying six sea drones in the Black Sea.
Mikhail Razvozhayev, who is the governor of Sevastopol, mentioned that the drone attack caused damage to the city’s power plant. He stated that it might take a day to completely restore energy supplies and alerted residents about potential power cuts in certain areas of the city.
“Communal services are doing their best to restore the power system as quickly as possible,” he said in a statement.
Razvozhayev announced that schools in the city will be temporarily closed.
Earlier, Ukrainian attacks caused damage to aircraft and a fuel storage facility at Belbek air base near Sevastopol. This information was based on satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies.
In the Krasnodar region, authorities reported that a drone attack occurred early on Friday, resulting in a fire at an oil refinery in Tuapse. The fire was later contained. Fortunately, there were no casualties.
Ukraine has targeted refineries and other energy facilities located deep inside Russia multiple times. This has resulted in significant damage.
Ukrainian drones carried out an attack on Novorossiysk, which is a significant port located on the Black Sea. According to Veniamin Kondratyev, the governor of the Krasnodar region, the fragments of the downed drones resulted in multiple fires, although fortunately, there were no casualties reported.
Belgorov Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported that a Ukrainian drone hit a vehicle, resulting in the death of a woman and her 4-year-old child. He mentioned that another attack caused a fuel tank to catch fire at a gas station in the area.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops were engaged in combat to stop the progress of Russian forces in the northeastern Kharkiv region. The Russian advances started in the previous week.
The town of Vovchansk is situated only 5 kilometers (3 miles) away from the Russian border. It has become a focal point in the recent days of fighting. Around 8,000 civilians have been evacuated from the town by Ukrainian authorities. The typical strategy of the Russian army involves destroying towns and villages through aerial strikes before their units advance.
Russia has been conducting tests on defenses at various points along the approximately 1,000-kilometer front line that stretches from north to south across eastern Ukraine. This front line has remained almost unchanged for the last 18 months, evolving into a war of attrition.
Recent Russian attacks have occurred in multiple regions of Ukraine, including the eastern Donetsk region, the Chernihiv and Sumy regions in the north, and the southern Zaporizhzhia region. The main goal seems to be to strain the already limited Ukrainian resources and take advantage of any weaknesses.
(With inputs from agencies)
