Ukraine Strikes Russian Military Infrastructure Across Occupied Crimea

Ukrainian forces have carried out a series of long-range strikes against Russian military and logistics infrastructure across occupied Crimea, eastern Ukraine and the Moscow region, targeting supply routes, fuel facilities and drone command centers.

The attacks form part of Kyiv’s ongoing campaign to choke off logistics to the occupied peninsula, with the commander of Ukraine’s drone forces previously saying the aim is to force Russian withdrawals.

Among the most significant targets in occupied Crimea were two railway bridges near Rozdolne and Vladyslavivka. According to the General Staff, the bridges were used by Russian forces to transport military cargo and sustain occupation troops on the peninsula.

The military also reported strikes on a concentration area for Russian weapons and military equipment near Severodonetsk in occupied Luhansk region and a fuel and lubricant storage facility in occupied Mariupol.

In addition, Ukrainian forces targeted Russian drone command posts near Pokrovsk, Voskresenka and Siversk in Donetsk region, as well as facilities near Novoivanivka in Zaporizhzhia region and Maliivka.

The General Staff also released additional details about the June 18 strike on the Moscow Oil Refinery, saying Ukrainian forces confirmed damage to a crude oil processing unit, three 10,000-cubic-meter (2.6 million-gallon) storage tanks and one 30,000-cubic-meter (7.9 million-gallon) tank

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According to the statement, the refinery has suspended oil processing operations for an indefinite period.

The Moscow Oil Refinery is one of the key fuel suppliers for the Russian capital and has been repeatedly targeted by Ukrainian long-range strikes.

On Thursday the strike, which Russian authorities said involved hundreds of drones, targeted Moscow and the Moscow region. Airports across Moscow temporarily suspended operations, while thick black smoke was visible from several parts of the city.

Ukraine struck a railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal and multiple Russian military facilities in a wide-ranging coordinated strike on Thursday. Ukraine’s General Staff said Ukrainian forces struck a road bridge over the Kalka River near the settlement of Granitne in the Donetsk region, as well as a railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal near Rozdolne in occupied Crimea.

Ukraine’s military said operations against Russian military infrastructure would continue until Moscow ends its aggression against Ukraine.

“To be continued,” the General Staff said in its statement.