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Ukrainian drone strikes targeted various power substations in Crimea on July 3.

July 3, 2026 Yantarne, Crimea

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Institute for the Study of War Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN

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Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Strike drones (weapon_system) Chornomorske (location) Bilohirsk (location) Saky (location) Vinnytske (location) Staryi Krym (location) Karyerne (location) Kurman (location) Artemivka (location) Sevastopol (location) Hvardiiske (location) Krymsky Veter (organization) Bilohirsk substation (location) Marianivka substation (location) North Crimean Canal (location) Staryi Krym substation (location) Unmanned Systems Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Security Service (organization) Saky air base (location) Su-30SM (weapon_system) Su-24 (weapon_system) SBU (organization) Su-30 (weapon_system) Hvardiiske air base (location) Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces (organization) Kurmanskyi Canal (location) Ukrainian drones (weapon_system) Shahed (weapon_system) Maryanivka substation (location) Russian-occupied Crimea (location) Krasnohvardiiske district (location) Yantarne (location) Staryi Krym electrical substation (location) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Sukhoi Su-30SM (weapon_system) Sukhoi Su-30 (weapon_system) Sukhoi Su-24 (weapon_system) Ukraine (organization) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Russian troops (military_unit) Russian electronic warfare station (weapon_system) Gvardiyske Air Base (location) Russian aircraft (weapon_system) Saky airfield (location) Gvardiyske airfield (location) Shahed drones (weapon_system) Russia (organization) Crimea (location) Saky airbase (location) Ukrainian General Staff (organization) Mostopad (organization) Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) Security Service of Ukraine (organization) Krasnogvardeyske railway bridge (location) radio electronic warfare station near Artemovske (location)

Source Reports

Stefan Korshak (Substack) →

Ukrainian drone strikes targeted various power substations in Crimea.

Institute for the Study of War →

Brovdi reported on July 3 that Ukrainian forces struck the 35 kV electrical substation 'Tarkhankut' near occupied Chornomorske and another 35 kV electrical substation at the Tarakhankut Wind Farm near occupied Okunivka.

Ukrainska Pravda →

Social media reports indicate that several electrical substations in temporarily occupied Crimea are on fire following overnight attacks, citing satellite imagery data from Krymsky Veter.

Ukrainska Pravda →

Thermal signatures were detected at the 110/35/10 kV Bilohirsk substation at around 02:00. The substation supplies electricity to the town of Bilohirsk and surrounding areas, as well as major industrial facilities.

Ukrainska Pravda →

Telegram channels reported explosions across Crimea on the night of 2-3 July.

Ukrainska Pravda →

The 220/35/10 kV Marianivka substation has been burning since at least 02:46. The facility was previously hit and caught fire on the night of Monday 28-29 June.

Kyiv Independent →

Ukrainian forces successfully attacked military targets in occupied Crimea during a night raid on July 3.

Kyiv Post →

No Safe Hangars: SBU Smashes Russian Air Bases in Crimea, Hits Jets and Shaheds

UNIAN →

The Ukrainian General Staff reported new successful strikes on targets in Crimea as part of the ongoing 'Mostopad' operation.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:30.511Z

Source story: day-1-2026-07-04