06/28/2026
On the night of June 28, numerous explosions were heard in temporarily occupied Crimea. In particular, the CHP (Combined Heat and Power Plants–OPF) in the city of Saki came under attack .
At least 15 explosions were heard there around midnight, after which a fire broke out. This was reported by the monitoring Telegram channel “Crimean Wind”.
Attack details
According to eyewitnesses, within an hour, 16 explosions with a thunderclap occurred in the area of the Sakskaya CHPP. After a series of impacts, smoke is observed on the territory of the facility.
The monitoring group analyzed satellite imagery and confirmed that the Saksk CHPP is on fire after the impacts. The fire is observed in the area of the fuel tanks.
The electrical capacity of the Saky CHP is 149.4 MW, thermal capacity is 138 Gcal/h. The CHP is the main producer of thermal energy in Saky.
Other explosions in Crimea
According to observers, explosions also occurred in the area of the Saki military airfield on the night of June 28. In addition, Sevastopol and Simferopol came under massive attack.
In Sevastopol, satellite imagery indicates a fire in an industrial zone.
Recall that on the night of June 25, temporarily occupied Crimea again suffered a large-scale drone attack. The main target of the strikes was energy infrastructure facilities, which led to mass power outages.
Earlier, OBOZ.UA wrote that for more than ten years, Russian citizens brazenly lived in occupied Crimea, buying up real estate, developing businesses, and behaving at home in the occupied territory. However, Putin’s prolonged aggression and the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ regular retaliatory strikes on military and critical infrastructure have brought the occupiers back to harsh reality.
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The de-occupation measures are continuing.
Rolf Ivar Skar has commented on this issue on his website : –
The most interesting thing happening in Crimea right now may not be the drone strikes or the power outages.
It may be psychology.
An occupation is not sustained by soldiers and weapons alone.
It is sustained by a sense of normality.
That the lights come on.
That fuel is available.
That families can plan their holidays.
That the bridge will be open tomorrow.
That life goes on as expected.
Over the past weeks, we have seen reports of power outages, fuel shortages, temporary transport disruptions, and long lines of vehicles leaving Crimea.
Each event can be explained on its own.
But together, they may point to something larger.
Ukraine appears to be pursuing a strategy that goes beyond destroying military assets. It may be trying to make the occupation itself increasingly difficult to live with—not by retaking territory overnight, but by steadily undermining the sense of stability that every occupation depends upon.
Because when people begin to question whether a place is truly safe and predictable, something more important than infrastructure begins to erode.
The belief that the occupation is permanent.
Wars are not fought only over territory.
They are also fought over perception, confidence, and the future people believe they have.
That may be one of the most important battles now unfolding in Crimea.
It’s no wonder that the queue before the bridge is getting longer and longer. The smart cockroaches have already left, the not so smart ones are leaving now, the idiots are still enjoying the oily water on the beaches.