Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said<\/a> an oil depot and military logistics facilities were targeted. <\/p>\n The gas crisis comes amid power outages, which authorities have attributed to \u201ctechnological disruptions\u201d without linking them to the drone strikes. Mikhail Razvozhaev, the Russia-appointed governor of the city of Sevastopol, warned residents Sunday that streetlights will have to be turned off and all outdoor events canceled until further notice. <\/p>\n Renowned for its stunning beaches and turquoise seas, Crimea has been a regular hot spot for tourists from mainland Russia, but the worsening crisis will likely derail the industry this year. Aksyonov, Crimea\u2019s governor, said Monday that summer camps would stop admitting any more children. <\/p>\n On the Ukrainian side, Brovdi, the drone commander, apologized to his countrymen for the \u201cconstant anxiety\u201d and logistical challenges they faced as a result of the drone attacks. <\/p>\n Urging them to stay away from military facilities and anything flammable, he said there was no other way to demilitarize Russian troops and \u201cevict one million occupiers\u201d from the peninsula. <\/p>\n \u201cCrimea will topple Moscow,\u201d he added. \u201cA suitcase without a handle is a heavy burden.\u201d<\/p>\n That claim may be a little bold, according to Michael Clarke, a visiting professor of war studies at King\u2019s College London. Ukraine knows it will not be able to liberate Crimea in the foreseeable future and it\u2019s not part of Kyiv\u2019s immediate war aims, \u201cbut it remains an important strategic pressure point for Kyiv,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n In Moscow, the situation is creating a public relations problem for the Kremlin, which is already facing growing internal dissatisfaction with Putin and war fatigue. <\/p>\n \u201cIntensive work\u201d was underway to \u201cminimize the negative consequences of the Kyiv regime\u2019s barbaric actions\u201d and ensure fuel supply for the population, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday. <\/p>\n While Putin has not directly addressed the crisis, he said Tuesday that Ukraine was using drone strikes on civilian infrastructure to \u201crock\u201d Russian society as he asked his officials to \u201cminimize\u201d their impacts.<\/p>\n But Russia\u2019s powerful military bloggers have criticized what they said was lack of meaningful response from the Kremlin to what they called Ukraine\u2019s efforts to turn Crimea into an \u201cisland.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe isolation of Crimea meets no resistance,\u201d one influential blogger wrote. \u201cRussia\u2019s top officials are pretending that nothing is happening.\u201d<\/p>\n It comes as the battlefield on the mainland remains largely static, without any major breakthroughs on either side, and U.S.-led peace efforts stalled during its war with Iran<\/a>. At the Group of Seven summit last week, President Donald Trump signaled he would shift his focus<\/a> back to the war in Ukraine. <\/p>\n Were Ukraine able to isolate Crimea and make it \u201cunviable,\u201d it would give Kyiv a major bargaining chip in any future negotiations after a ceasefire with Moscow, according to Clarke, from King\u2019s College London. <\/p>\n \u201cAnd if there is no ceasefire, the pressure on Putin would just keep building if this great symbol of Russian imperial power suffers increasing distress throughout the coming year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Russia](\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-06\/260623-crimea-mb-1034-1ac4a5.jpg\")
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