Drone strike leaves occupied Sevastopol in blackout
Sevastopol, the former primary base of Russian Black Sea Fleet in occupied Crimea, was left entirely without power after a Ukrainian drone attack shortly after midnight on Aug. 13.
Sevastopol, the former headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the occupied Crimean Peninsula, was plunged into darkness following a Ukrainian drone assault early on August 13. Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev, appointed by Moscow, confirmed the blackout, citing damage to the city's energy infrastructure. The Ukrainian Telegram channel Crimean Wind reported targeted attacks on the Balaklava thermal power plant, a mobile gas-turbine power plant, and a substation within Sevastopol.
Witnesses later confirmed power outages across the city. This incident is part of a series of drone strikes in Russian-occupied Crimea. On July 28, drones damaged a substation in Feodosia, while on July 27, Razvozhayev announced electricity supply restrictions in Sevastopol. On July 26, an attack on the Tavriysk thermal power plant near Simferopol sparked a fire, leaving parts of the peninsula without power due to external interference with power facilities.
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