Ukrainian Drones Strike Crimea’s Airfields, Railways, and Power Grid as Logistics Lockdown Intensifies

Ukraine’s Armed Forces carried out a combined strike on multiple Russian infrastructure sites, targeting facilities used to attack Ukraine and support Moscow’s military, OSINT community Crimean Wind reported on June 24.

According to Crimean Wind, the strike hit the territory of a military camp, the western part of the Hvardiiske airfield, a railway station near Kirovske, and energy infrastructure in Sevastopol.

NASA’s FIRMS fire-monitoring service recorded an abnormal temperature spike near the Hvardiiske airfield at 2:14 a.m. local time.

Crimean Wind reported that the fire was recorded on the territory of a former military unit. Russian forces currently use the airfield to launch Shahed-type attack drones against Ukraine.

South of Kerch, FIRMS also detected a fire on the territory of a military camp. Crimean Wind reported that explosions in Kerch were heard all night.

The monitoring service also recorded a fire at the local seaport area, where an oil depot is located.

Another strike was reported near Kirovske at around 12:30 am, targeting an object near the railway station. Videos published by witnesses showed a fire and secondary detonation after the attack. It remains unclear what was located at the site at the time of the strike.

Energy infrastructure was also hit. According to Crimean Wind, drones struck the main 330/220/110/35 kV Sevastopol electrical substation, a key node that supplies the entire Sevastopol energy district.

After the strike, power reportedly went out in Sevastopol at around 3:20 am.

The latest reported fires come as Russian-occupied Crimea is already facing a growing fuel and energy crisis as part of the Crimean logistics lockdown. On June 21, Russian-installed head of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov announced a full suspension of fuel sales at gas stations, including cash payments, card transactions, and coupons. Fuel is now reserved only for state services responsible for the peninsula’s “life support and security,” effectively cutting civilians and businesses out of regular supply.

The restrictions followed earlier strikes on Crimea’s fuel and logistics infrastructure, including the TES-Terminal-1 oil facility, oil and gas sites, military targets in Kerch, and ferries reportedly used to transport fuel tankers. With those routes disrupted, the peninsula’s fuel supply has become increasingly fragile, leaving the Crimean Bridge as one of the few remaining major logistical arteries connecting occupied Crimea to Russia.

Power and water disruptions have also spread across the peninsula. Occupation authorities introduced rolling blackouts on June 22 in Sevastopol, Alushta, Sudak, and several districts, while Sevastopol’s Russian-installed administration imposed additional emergency measures, including a temporary ban on fuel sales, restrictions on public transport and business operations, and the cancellation of outdoor public events.

Earlier, Ukrainian commando units and underground resistance fighters destroyed a strategic railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal in temporarily occupied Crimea, severing a critical military supply line utilized by Russian forces.

The operation, executed near the village of Rozdolne, was carried out by the “Middle Strike” units of the SSO in tight coordination with the local SSO Resistance Movement. Precise strikes heavily damaged the railway tracks and triggered the complete collapse of one of the structural spans.

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