Drone Strikes Target Crimea Energy Sites, Cause Blackouts

Early Sunday morning, July 26, a series of drone strikes targeted military installations and energy infrastructure across the Crimean peninsula, resulting in widespread power outages. Local monitoring channels reported explosions near a radar station in Feodosia and the Tavriya Thermal Power Plant near Simferopol, triggering fires and localized blackouts. Krymenergo, the Russian-installed energy operator, confirmed that “external influence” caused electricity disruptions across the…