Authorities in the Russian-backed occupied Crimean city of Sevastopol said on Friday that overnight attack A missile from the Ukrainian military hit an electrical substation, causing rolling blackouts across the city, which is home to part of Russia’s naval fleet.
Mikhail Razvozhaev, the Russian-backed governor of Sevastopol, a city of about 500,000 people on the Black Sea coast, said on Telegram that schools in the city closed. The Russian Defense Ministry said that at least 51 drones were intercepted in Crimea at night. The Ukrainian military had no immediate comment on the attack.
Reports on social media showed a fire and explosion at a fuel depot in the city of Novorossiysk.internet Connectivity That dropped to around 16% in Sevastopol, according to Internet monitoring group NetBlocks.
Ukrainian forces have made some of their most significant advances in operations in the Black Sea. The Ukrainian military has launched an operation to expel the Russian navy after Russia withdrew from an agreement that allowed Ukraine to resume some maritime exports. It destroyed many Russian warships and attacked its headquarters.
The operation enables Ukraine to establish new shipping corridors for seaborne grain and oilseed exports Close to pre-war levelsAccording to data shared with The New York Times.
This is a developing story.
