The Ukrainian Armed Forces' unmanned aerial vehicle units struck 48 targets, including substations and a gas station in Crimea, overnight
On the night of July 3, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ unmanned aerial vehicle units struck 48 targets deep within enemy territory. Among the targets hit were electrical substations, a gas compressor station in the temporarily occupied Crimea, and a Russian “TOR-M2” anti-aircraft missile system.
Ukrainian drones struck a number of electrical substations in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
Specifically:
- the 35 kV substation of the Tarkhankut Wind Farm in Okunivka;
- The 35 kV “Tarkhankut” substation in Chornomorsk;
- the 110 kV “Bilohirsk” substation in Bilohirsk;
- The 110/35 kV “Vipasne” substation in Vipasne;
- The 110 kV “Saki” substation in Saki;
- The 110 kV “Tavria” substation in Klyuchy;
- 110 kV “Mykolaivka” substation in Vinnytsia;
- 110 kV “Stary Krym” substation in Stary Krym;
- The 330/110 kV “Zakhidno-Krymska” substation in Kar’erny.
In addition, Ukrainian defenders struck the “Klyuchi” gas compressor station in the town of the same name.
Among other targets struck during the nighttime operation was a “TOR-M2” anti-aircraft missile system belonging to Russian occupation forces, which was located in the Smyrnove area of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
According to Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, the nighttime operation marked another stage in the systematic destruction of the enemy’s military and critical infrastructure in the operational rear.
Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, reported this on Facebook.
Since the beginning of 2026, the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have significantly increased the effectiveness of their combat operations. The number of enemy targets struck in operational and strategic depth has increased by 1,150%, indicating a significant intensification of drone operations on the front lines.
For the second time in a week, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) struck the Saki airfield and the Hvardijske base in Crimea.
In addition, in the temporarily occupied Crimea, following a nighttime attack on July 3, at least five power substations caught fire, according to local Telegram channels. There are also reports of a possible fire at another power facility.
As a reminder, the fuel shortage in Crimea has triggered a wave of mass layoffs and business closures.
Earlier, the Russian presidential administration sent special “recommendations” to state-run and pro-government media outlets regarding how exactly to report on the fuel shortage in the country.
The fuel crisis is also intensifying in Russia: gasoline is running out at gas stations and lines are growing longer.
Russia has allowed the use of lower-quality gasoline due to the fuel crisis.
