Panorama "Defense of Sevastopol" caught fire in occupied Crimea after explosions

On the night of June 10, the annexed Crimea and Sevastopol were attacked by drones. The city declared an air alert several times, Russian air defense was operating, and local residents reported a series of explosions.

This was reported by Krym.Realii with reference to occupation officials and local telegram channels.

According to social media, at least two powerful explosions occurred in Sevastopol after midnight. Later, there was information about a fire in the building of the Panorama "Defense of Sevastopol in 1854-1855". It is alleged that the fire occurred after Russian air defense work on drones.

A number of military facilities are located near the site of the fire, including the Southern Bay with ships and warehouses, the command post of the air defense division, the aviation headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, and the special communications center.

Sevastopol Mayor Mikhail Razvozhayev confirmed the drone attack and reported damage to the Panorama building. According to him, 83 rescuers and 22 pieces of equipment were involved in the firefighting, and the fire was assigned the fourth rank of complexity.

The air alert in Sevastopol was announced four times during the night and morning. The alarm went off around 08:00.

There were also reports of air defense activity and explosions near the village of Oktyabrskoye, Krasnogvardeisky district of Crimea, and near Simferopol.

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that during the night, Russian air defense forces allegedly shot down or intercepted 326 drones over 19 regions of Russia, annexed Crimea and the Black Sea.

The Ukrainian side has not officially commented on the attack on Crimea and Sevastopol. There is currently no independent confirmation of the data published by Russian sources.

Recently, traffic on the bridge connecting Henichesk with Arabat Spit was blocked in the temporarily occupied part of Kherson region.

Earlier, Ukrainian drones significantly complicated the logistics of Russian troops in the south. During the two weeks of strikes, truck traffic on the main land route to the temporarily occupied Crimea decreased by 71%, and the Russian command was forced to limit the transportation of military supplies.

Meanwhile, in the occupied Sevastopol, the Russian occupation authorities have imposed new restrictions on the sale of fuel to the public. From now on, local residents will be able to purchase no more than 20 liters of fuel per car, and will be able to re-apply for a refueling permit only after seven days.

Андрій Колісніченко