The night of July 21 marked a time of large-scale strikes on Russian territory and temporarily occupied Crimea. Explosions, fires, and power outages were recorded in various regions, indicating coordinated actions.
Events in Crimea
Around 04:00, a powerful explosion was heard in Bolshoy Yalta. Immediately after, the southern coast of Crimea was left without electricity. According to monitoring channels, the strikes hit key infrastructure facilities on the peninsula.
A large fire broke out at the largest wholesale and distribution center of the "Products at Home" network in the village of Chistoye in the Simferopol district. This information is still awaiting confirmation. The network has been operating since 2015 on the basis of seized stores of the Ukrainian ATB network and sells both food and non-food goods.
Strikes on maritime objects and energy
On July 20, the Unmanned Systems Forces reported the destruction of seven Russian vessels in the Black and Azov Seas. That same night, drones disabled seven energy nodes and substations in temporarily occupied Crimea.
Attacks on Russian territory
On the night of July 20, drones massively attacked the Moscow region. Monitoring channels reported large fires at the Wildberries company warehouse in Podolsk and in the "Southern Gates" industrial park in Domodedovo.
In addition, on July 20, special forces of the SBU's "Alpha" Center for Special Operations struck the FSB coordination center in the temporarily occupied Kherson region. At the time of the attack, there could have been about 100 Russian military personnel at the facility; a large fire broke out there after the strike.
Combined strike on Russian regions
On the night of July 21, Russia received a combined strike with missiles and drones — Lipetsk, Belgorod, Volgograd, and other cities were affected. A fire broke out in Lipetsk in the area of a thermal power plant and the NLMK metallurgical plant. Drones were also recorded in Crimea, Anapa, and Mariupol.
