Ukrainian military attacked port and oil facilities near the Kerch Strait, at least five people are known to have died

In Kerch, Ukrainian drones attacked an oil depot in the port on Tamanskaya Street, next to the Crimean Bridge. Footage of the fire was published by the Ukrainian OSINT project Exilenova+. In the city, a multi-storey building on Kirova Street near the shore was also damaged, Astra notes .

The authorities of annexed Crimea reported 4 dead and 28 injured. Of these, 14 victims are in hospitals, including two children. Power outages began in several parts of the peninsula, including areas of Simferopol.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, in addition to the strikes, also wrote about attacks on the S-400 air defense systems and the Pantsir air defense system. Ukraine's unmanned systems force has posted footage of strikes from FPV drones.

One person was killed and another was injured due to a drone strike on the Panagia ferry at the Kerch ferry, the operational headquarters of the Krasnodar region reported . Ferry transportation through the Kerch crossing was temporarily stopped. Nearby, in the Taman Gulf, an oil terminal on the Chushka Spit caught fire. In two other areas, private homes were damaged due to falling drone debris.