Russian S-300/S-400 Positions Near Kerch Reportedly Hit as Crimea Power Node Burns

Ukrainian Defense Forces drones reportedly struck Russian S-300/S-400 air defense positions near Kerch in temporarily occupied Crimea, as well as a major electrical substation in the village of Marianivka, OSINT community Exilenova Plus reported on June 29.

According to NASA FIRMS fire-monitoring data cited by the OSINT group, a fire broke out at the S-300/S-400 position near Kerch. Abnormal heat signatures were recorded at 2:20 am local time.

Satellite imagery also confirms that prepared positions for Russian air defense crews are located in the area.

In a separate attack, according to the monitoring channel Crimean Wind, Ukrainian drones also targeted the large 220/35 kV Marianivka electrical substation in Crimea’s Kurmanskyi district.

Local residents reported on social media that a fire broke out at the site after the strike.

The Marianivka substation is a major 220 kV transit and distribution node within the Dzhankoi high-voltage power network. It is part of a key energy corridor running through northern and central Crimea: Simferopol Thermal Power Plant—Elevatorna—Marianivka—Dzhankoi—Krasnoperekopsk.

Earlier, Ukrainian Defense Forces disrupted a key Russian railway supply route in temporarily occupied Crimea after destroying a road bridge near the village of Rozdolne, causing part of the structure to collapse onto the railway below.

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