Drone attack hits Sevastopol power hub as fire erupts near Crimea airfield
Drones targeted Sevastopol’s main electrical substation overnight on Aug. 18, with two impacts reported near the facility and a brief power outage, the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported.
On August 18, drones targeted Sevastopol's main electrical substation, causing a brief power outage and two impacts reported near the facility. The attack lasted until 4 a.m., with the main phase occurring between 1:25 and 2:40 a.m. A downed drone was found about 3 meters from the substation grounds, where Emergency Situations Ministry personnel were working. Crimean Wind reported earlier attacks on June 24 and 25, which destroyed the substation's main transformer.
Separately, a fire erupted near the Kirovske military airfield in Crimea on August 18, with warehouses and hangars containing military equipment in the vicinity. Satellite images from July showed extensive damage from a Ukrainian attack on June 28, including fires in helicopter parking areas and air defense positions, as well as infrastructure and building damage. Ukraine's SBU Security Service confirmed the attack, stating it destroyed a Pantsir-S1 air defense system and three helicopters: an Mi-8, an Mi-26, and an Mi-28.
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