Ukrainian Drones Strike Crimean Gas Facility, Targeting Russian Logistics
On June 19 and into June 20, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces conducted a drone campaign targeting energy facilities in occupied Crimea. Footage released by the Commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Forces showed strikes on the Hlibivka underground gas storage facility and indicated that air defense radar and a locomotive were also targeted. Explosions and a fire were reported near the Tavriiska Thermal Power Plant in Simferopol, with a black column of smoke observed. These strikes are part of Ukraine’s strategy to disrupt Russian supply chains and isolate the peninsula by targeting its energy infrastructure, which has already led to fuel shortages and rationing.
John Q. Hosedrinker