💥 Attack

SBU drones struck Russian airfields in occupied Crimea, targeting hangars at Saky and Gvardiyske air bases overnight Tuesday-Wednesday and Thursday-Friday.

Kerch, Crimea
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN

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SBU drones struck Russian airfields in Crimea, hitting hangars at Saky and Gvardiyske air bases.

Ukrainian strikes destroyed trucks along the T-2202 Chaplynka-Armyansk highway and the M-17 Armyansk-Yany Kapu highway.

Ukrainian drones struck Russian fighter jet hangars at Saky airbase in Crimea.

Ukrainian strikes targeted a ferry terminal near the Kerch Strait in Russian-occupied Crimea overnight on July 4, 2026, causing fires.

NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) detected fires at the Kerch Strait ferry terminal.

Photos posted by local residents purport to show fires near the city of Kerch following a Ukrainian drone attack.

Ukrainian Intelligence Destroys Russian MiG-29 at Belbek Airfield in Crimea.

The SBU struck military airfields in Crimea, damaging fighter jets at Sakhi base and hangars in Gvardeiskoye.

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

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