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Ukrainian drones knocked out power in Sevastopol, the largest city in Russian-held Crimea, on Wednesday while targeting facilities in central and southern Russia, local officials said.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ordered preemptive strikes on Russian war facilities to degrade energy infrastructure and force Moscow into negotiations. These attacks underscore the expanding reach of Kyiv's drone campaign against Russian territory and its strategic goal of compelling talks.
Ukrainian Government
Ukrainian officials and Western media describe the drone strikes on Sevastopol as a legitimate preemptive operation targeting Russian war facilities to degrade Moscow's energy infrastructure and pressure it into negotiations. President Zelenskiy stated he ordered intelligence and military services to act against facilities Russia uses for its war, aiming to force Moscow into talks.
- Sevastopol is a major port city and naval headquarters historically significant to Russian military presence in the Black Sea.
- Crimea was annexed by Russia in 2014, sparking international condemnation and ongoing conflict with Ukraine.
- Ukraine's drone campaign has increasingly targeted energy infrastructure deep inside Russian territory since 2023.
Russia-Ukraine War
Russia and Ukraine are locked in an retaliatory long-range drone and missile war that now strikes deep into both countries, including Moscow, St. Petersburg, Crimea, and major Ukrainian cities like Kyiv and Dnipro. Ukrainian forces launched one of their largest drone attacks on June 26, striking 12 Russian regions and hitting key energy targets, while Russia continues massive retaliatory bombardments that kill civilians and destroy infrastructure.
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