Explosions and widespread fires rip through occupied Crimea following overnight drone strikes
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Fires were reported in Yany Kapu and Sevastopol (Photo: REUTERS)
A series of overnight drone strikes triggered numerous fires across the temporarily occupied Crimean cities of Yany Kapu and Sevastopol, local monitoring group Crimean Wind reported on August 10.
Crimean Wind stated that roughly seven explosions rattled Yany Kapu between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m., sparking a fire in an industrial zone behind the city's train station.
NASA’s satellite-based thermal monitoring system, FIRMS, confirmed multiple active fires burning throughout the city’s southern industrial zone on the morning of August 10.
“The site is used by Russian military personnel to store and repair equipment,” Crimean Wind wrote.
Located in the Perekop district, Yany Kapu is one of the peninsula's primary industrial hubs.
Crimean Wind reported that air raid alerts sounded in Sevastopol from the evening of August 9 into early August 10, amid the sound of buzzing drones and heavy gunfire. Explosions and small-arms fire were specifically reported near the Balaklava Thermal Power Plant.
Mikhail Razvozhaev, the Russian-installed “governor” of Sevastopol, stated on the morning of August 10 that air defenses had repelled an overnight drone attack, claiming 15 UAVs were shot down mostly over the sea and far from the coast.
He acknowledged that falling debris sparked two forest fires near Inzhir Beach, forcing the evacuation of a local campsite, and reported additional debris landing along the Fiolent Highway.
Power was partially knocked out in Simferopol following a 4 a.m. explosion, though local residents reported that electricity was restored by morning.
A massive Ukrainian drone strike targeted an oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk on August 10, igniting a fire at the facility.
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