Melitopol
On the night of August 7, Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck an early-warning radar near Olenivka and a storage and preparation site for attack UAVs in Hvardiiske, Crimea. The destruction of two ground-based UAV control repeaters was also confirmed.
SBS Commander Robert Brovdi reported that 13 energy hubs in the occupied territories were struck on August 4–5. The total number since the beginning of the operation has reached 201 hubs.
Explosions occurred in the temporarily occupied cities, followed by power and internet outages. This was reported by the partisan movement "ATESH".
The ATESH partisan movement reported massive power outages in occupied Berdyansk, Melitopol and Henichesk. A complete blackout occurred in Berdyansk, and water supply also disappeared.
In temporarily occupied Crimea, on the night of July 22, explosions were heard in Yalta, Alushta, Feodosia and other cities. A fire broke out near an electrical substation in Yalta, and part of the city lost power.
On June 18-19, units of the Defense Forces struck railway bridges near Rozdolne and Vladyslavivka in Crimea. The objects were used by the enemy for military transportation.
On the night of June 19, explosions were heard in occupied Crimea, Melitopol, and Mariupol amid a drone attack. Fires and the activity of Russian fire teams are reported.
The Phalanx Center is destroying enemy logistics using cyber intelligence and drones. Commander Dmytro Filatov stated that a complete blockade of the highway to Crimea is a realistic goal.
In Melitopol, the occupiers are campaigning for people to join the ranks of the Russian army through advertisements for drone units. People are promised high payments and safe service.
Following explosions on June 9, power went out in Melitopol, Tokmak, and Henichesk. The ATESH movement reports a lack of mobile communication and internet in the occupied territories.
The Russian command has banned the movement of military trucks on the Mariupol-Simferopol highway due to strikes by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In two weeks, cargo traffic there has decreased by 71%.
SOF fighters control the Melitopol-Chongar route and are destroying enemy equipment. The logistics of supplying fuel and weapons to Crimea have already been significantly complicated.
Occupiers have banned passenger transportation on highways to Crimea and in the Luhansk region. Movement was restricted due to Ukrainian drone strikes on military logistics.
The AFU struck a Svetlyak-class ship, a gunpowder factory, and an oil terminal in St. Petersburg. Destruction of storage tanks and a strike on the Progress plant have been confirmed.
Explosions rang out near military airfields and oil depots in occupied Crimea. Reports indicate a massive drone attack and a strike on a military unit.
In Melitopol, the occupiers held a seminar where they taught schoolchildren to consider Ukrainian media as extremist. Under the guise of "information security," children's access to alternative sources of information is effectively being restricted.
Intelligence officers have established fire control over the highway between Berdyansk and Dzhankoi. HUR drone operators are destroying Russian fuel tankers and trucks.
The ATESH movement recorded explosions in Donetsk and Mariupol during a drone attack. Power outages occurred in several cities due to strikes on energy infrastructure.
ATESH partisans reported a massive UAV attack on occupied cities on the night of May 28. Explosions were recorded in Donetsk, Luhansk, and Mariupol.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, occupiers are seizing hunting weapons from civilians to combat drones. Owners are threatened with criminal cases in case of refusal.
Defense Forces struck oil refineries in Tuapse and Perm, damaging an AVT-4 unit. A Buk-M3 air defense system and enemy ammunition depots were also destroyed.
On the night of May 1, an oil refinery and a marine terminal in Tuapse, Russia, came under attack. Additionally, an ammunition depot was hit in temporarily occupied Melitopol.
In Melitopol and the surrounding area, power went out after a series of explosions and a fire at a substation. The occupied city is completely without power due to a successful drone attack.
Russian officers are writing off modern weapons as combat losses for sale on the black market. Ordinary occupiers are given old AK-74s, which constantly jam in battle.
The Cabinet of Ministers has allocated UAH 3 billion for the repair of international highways and logistics routes. More than 140 brigades restore 40,000 m² of pavement daily.
The occupation administration of Zaporizhzhia region has been conducting mass inspections and interrogations of its own employees since mid-January 2026. This is due to a data leak regarding the movement of occupation forces' units.
Housing prices in Russia have risen by 8-14% over the year, making it unaffordable for many citizens. In 2026, an average Russian will need 60 to 86 monthly salaries to buy an apartment.
In Korenovsk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, on December 26, 2025, at about 07:40, an explosion occurred at the entrance to the deployment site of the 47th Missile Brigade. As a result of a mine-explosive strike, a military Kamaz truck carrying personnel caught fire, and there were losses among the occupiers.
Units of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted damage on a number of military and infrastructure facilities in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia regions and in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Among the hit targets are an oil depot, a floating craft base, a radar station, deployment points and substations.
In occupied Melitopol, on the eve of the holidays, cash disappeared from ATMs, depriving residents of access to their own money. Cash is directed to the needs of the occupation structures, and the civilian population receives it on a residual basis.