19 March 2026
Overnight in temporarily occupied Sevastopol, Ukrainian drones struck a facility owned by the Russian defense conglomerate Almaz-Antey.
The Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported the attack and shared photos of the aftermath.
The target was the Granit production and technical base on the Fiolent Highway, which handles maintenance and repairs of the Black Sea Fleet’s air defense systems.
According to eyewitnesses among local residents, at least five drones struck the building.
According to the released images, part of the Russian air defense service center has been heavily damaged.
The building of an enterprise belonging to the Almaz-Antey concern in Sevastopol after being hit. March 19, 2026. Source: Crimean Wind
Emergency services and occupation authorities’ responders are working at the scene. Traffic near the facility has been blocked. There is a heavy police presence, and an ambulance is on standby.
This Almaz-Antey enterprise has been operating on the temporarily occupied peninsula since 2016. Its strike has also been confirmed by OSINT analysts from the Dnipro Osint (‘Garbuz’) community.
As previously reported, a military unit of the Russian army’s 3rd Signal Intelligence Regiment in Sevastopol may have been hit by Ukrainian drones.
Ukrainian Drone Strike Hits Signal Intelligence Regiment in Sevastopol
On the night of March 19, Ukrainian strike drones targeted a military unit of the 3rd Signal Intelligence Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces in temporarily occupied Sevastopol.
Videos and eyewitness reports circulating on social media, including the Telegram channel Supernova+, indicate that the attack struck the area of the unit.
More broadly, the territory of temporarily occupied Crimea came under a large-scale UAV assault overnight.
The 3rd Signal Intelligence Regiment was formed by Russian forces in 2014 on the basis of the 40th Signal Intelligence Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine following the occupation of Crimea.
Footage recorded by local residents shows Russian air defense systems actively engaging targets over the city. Bursts of gunfire can be heard, including from heavy machine guns and possibly other small arms. Corresponding reports were also shared by the Exilenova+ Telegram channel.
Additionally, videos recorded by local residents capture the sounds of drones flying overhead followed by subsequent explosions.
However, the extent of the damage and destruction within the territory of the 3rd Signal Intelligence Regiment itself remains unknown at this time.
The occupying authorities have only reported that drone debris fell at various locations, as well as several fires resulting from the attack.
According to the aggressor country’s Ministry of Defense, Russian air defense forces allegedly shot down 35 Ukrainian drones over the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea overnight.
The day before, it became known that during the first two weeks of March, the “Ghosts” unit of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine struck two Russian high-speed landing craft “BK-16” and a number of important targets in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
Destruction of Russian radar and other systems in temporarily occupied Crimea. March 2026. Source: DIU
In particular, they struck the latest Valdai radar system, which is designed to detect and counter small UAVs.
They also disabled the Russian GLONASS navigation system.