They gnawed through. That’s how I would put it. Which is much more terrifying for the enemy than just a successful single attack. Because this is a new level of coverage with concern.
1. The CSO “A” of the SBU together with colleagues from the GUR, SBS, and SSO conducted another operation on the night of June 21 as part of a comprehensive impact on the Russian occupation group in Crimea.
Publicly identified consequences by the Russians (!):
• Work on the “Crimea – Caucasus” ferry has been suspended indefinitely;
• Open sale of fuel at gas stations has been stopped both in Crimea and in Sevastopol;
• Electricity supply has been restricted (in some areas suspended) in several districts.
The peculiarity is that the operation was carried out simultaneously on both (!) sides of the bridge across the Kerch Strait. Affected:
• Infrastructure of the “Caucasus” port in Taman, including the “Panagia” ferry and oil terminal in Chushka village;
• Tank farm and other infrastructure of the “TES-1” oil terminal in Kerch;
• Four radars supporting the operation of the S-400 missile system;
• Two “Pantsir S-1” anti-aircraft systems located directly on the bridge across the Kerch Strait.
For interest, visit Google Maps and explore the locations marked in red on NASA’s fire maps (in pictures: 1 – Kerch, 2 – Taman, 3 – Resort Village, where elements of air defense, including the “Kasta2E2” radar, were struck).
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Everything is evident: oil product barrels are connected to the railway terminal, fuel was being accumulated and transported by tankers to various points in Crimea and Sevastopol. This was one of the last major locations relied upon by the occupation group.
2. Such a result didn’t happen suddenly. Successes had been accumulating for about a month and a half, and I recorded some of them.
On one hand, we progressed in the direction of Dzhankoy – Feodosia. We cut the railway, took out air defense systems, and hit a few more tanks directly in Feodosia. Just ground through them.
On the other hand, we cleared the route along the Arabat Spit to Kerch. Remember how many radars and launchers were knocked out there, how patrol ships were chased. The ‘Seven Wells’ oil depot in Lenino was also targeted.
Thirdly, Sevastopol was under constant attention, which prevented the maneuvering of air defense assets.
Now, the occupiers officially recommend traveling to Crimea via the “land corridor,” but not even through Dzhankoy, rather via Armyansk.
As a consequence, the costs of supplying the Russian military group in Crimea will increase sharply. The gas infrastructure was also targeted, meaning problems with energy generation may worsen. Supplying the army from reserve capacities is expensive and quickly depletes resources.
Sending support to our fellow citizens in Crimea. Making reserves wouldn’t hurt, it is very advisable. The responsibility of ensuring the population in the occupied territory lies entirely with Russia. But the Russians are more likely to take something from the people to supply the army than to help.
I don’t expect a massive exodus of newcomers. Because Crimea, in any state, is a paradise compared to the holes from which many dear Russians have crawled. But there will be wailing. And this will certainly provoke a backlash in other regions, where voices are already being heard that “all this” is because of Crimea. For now, they are few. But it’s still early days.
No need to rush with the bridge over the Kerch Strait. Everything in its own time.
3. At the same time, remember.
In the evening of June 20, near the village of Mlynky (Kharkiv region, Kupyansk district, 35 km from the front line), the Russians attacked a civilian car with a drone, in which there were 3 children, including boys aged 2 and 6. All the children are injured (as well as two other people).
In the Zolochiv community of the Kharkiv region (north), a woman was killed by Russians using an FPV drone. A total of 12 civilians were injured in the region over the course of a day.
At night, Russia struck Odesa. The Odesans will report.
In the Sumy region, 1 person was killed and 19 were injured due to Russian shelling.
In the Kherson region, Russians killed one person and injured 9.
It’s difficult to reduce the losses to statistics, but on average, Russians kill about 10 Ukrainians per day, and about 100 are injured. Civilians. Including children.
We need to show everyone, including partners, not only the images of the effective work of our troops, but also the price Ukraine pays. And this price can be significantly reduced by strengthening air defense, implementing adequate sanctions, and other measures that have been described a thousand times, to finally force the aggressor towards peace…
On the cover: Fire at an oil terminal in Kerch. Crimea, June 21, 2026. Photo: Telegram channel Exilenova+
