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UkrainePublished: 3 July 2026 at 14:36

SBS 'Turns Off' 10 Power Facilities in Crimea: 48 Targets Hit Overnight

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck 48 targets behind Russian lines overnight on July 3, including 10 energy facilities in occupied Crimea and a Tor-M2 air defense system.

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Strike on Crimean Energy Infrastructure

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces (SBS) carried out a massive strike overnight on July 3, hitting 48 targets deep behind enemy lines, according to SBS commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdi.

He said the targets included ten energy facilities in temporarily occupied Crimea, among them ten substations and a gas compressor station. Brovdi called the operation the “Crimean switch,” noting that “SBS birds are delivering voltage to the occupiers.”

Specific Targets

According to Brovdi, the following substations were hit: the substation of the Tarkhankut wind farm, Tarkhankut, Bilohirsk, Vypasne, Saky, Tavria, Mykolaivka, Staryi Krym, Western-Crimea, and the Klyuchi gas compressor station.

Additionally, a Tor-M2 surface-to-air missile system was struck in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Broader Context

Earlier, Brovdi stated that since the beginning of the year, SBS has increased the number of strikes in operational and strategic depth inside Russia by 1,150%.

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