💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces struck Saky and Hvardiiske military airfields overnight, damaging four hangars at Saky Airfield.

June 24, 2026 Simferopol, Crimea

Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources

Institute for the Study of War Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Saky Airfield (location) Hvardiiske military airfields (location) S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems (weapon_system) Pantsir-S1 (weapon_system) Kerch (location) Sevastopol (location) 133rd Logistics and Support Brigade (military_unit) Bakhchisarai (location) Russian air defence systems (weapon_system) Balaklava Thermal Power Plant (location) Russian forces (military_unit) Security Service of Ukraine's Special Operations Centre Alpha (military_unit) Saky military air base (location) Hvardiiske military air base (location) Ukrainian drones (weapon_system) Crimea power grid (location) Russian gas processing plant (location) Alpha Special Operations Center (military_unit) Saky military airfield (location) Hvardiiske military airfield (location) S-400 (weapon_system) Security Service of Ukraine (organization) Simferopol Power Station (location) Crimean Wind (organization) Simferopol (location) Ukrainian drone forces (military_unit) Crimea (location) Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (military_unit) railway bridge in Crimea (location) Iskander-linked electronics plant (location) Simferopol Thermal Power Plant (location) Russian occupation authorities in Crimea (organization) North Crimean Canal (location) Security Service of Ukraine Center for Special Operations Alpha (military_unit) Sakı Airfield (location) Gvardeyske Airfield (location)

Source Reports

Institute for the Study of War →

Ukrainian forces struck Saky and Hvardiiske military airfields overnight, damaging four hangars at Saky Airfield.

Ukrainska Pravda →

A series of explosions was heard in several parts of Russian-occupied Crimea on the night of 24-25 June.

Ukrainska Pravda →

Explosions were reported near Sevastopol, Simferopol and Saky. Explosions were also reported near the Balaklava Thermal Power Plant.

Ukrainska Pravda →

Russian air defence systems were responding to the explosions.

Kyiv Independent →

Ukrainian drones struck power infrastructure in occupied Crimea overnight on June 24, causing explosions at the Simferopol Power Station and Sevastopol's main electric substation.

Kyiv Post →

Ukrainian drone forces concentrated attacks on fuel depots and infrastructure in occupied Crimea, with reports of explosions across the peninsula.

UNIAN →

A fire broke out at the Simferopol Thermal Power Plant following a drone attack.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:39.720Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-24-2026