President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later confirmed<\/a> strikes against Russian military logistics, oil industry facilities, air defense systems, and radar stations, describing them as\u00a0\u201ca\u00a0fair response to\u00a0Russia\u2019s brutal strikes against our people.\u201d<\/p>\n According to\u00a0local monitoring channels, eyewitness footage, and satellite fire detection data, the strikes triggered fires at\u00a0fuel-handling infrastructure linked to\u00a0maritime supply operations supporting Russian-controlled territories in\u00a0southern Ukraine and Crimea.<\/p>\n \u0423 \u041a\u0435\u0440\u0447\u0456 \u043f\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0454 \u043c\u043e\u0440\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442 \u043f\u0456\u0441\u043b\u044f \u043c\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0457 \u0430\u0442\u0430\u043a\u0438 \u0421\u0438\u043b \u043e\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0438. <\/p>\n \u0421\u0445\u043e\u0436\u0435, \u0449\u043e \u0444\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043f\u0454\u0442\u0443\u0445, \u044f\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0456 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u0437\u0432\u0456\u0442\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0432 \u043f\u0440\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u043f\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0456\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0456\u0432, \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0441\u044f\u0434\u0435 \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043b\u044f\u0448\u043a\u0443.<\/p>\n \u0422\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0436 \u043f\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0436\u0456 \u0437\u0430\u0444\u0456\u043a\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043e \u043d\u0430 \u0442\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0456\u0457 \u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0443 \u041a\u0430\u0432\u043a\u0430\u0437 \u0443 \u041a\u0435\u0440\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0456\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0446\u0456 \u0442\u0430 \u0443 \u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0439 \u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0456 98546. pic.twitter.com\/412a02Xzmg<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Serhii Sternenko (@sternenko) June 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n In\u00a0a\u00a0statement published on\u00a0June 21, Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces had conducted long-range strikes against \u201cmilitary logistics, the oil industry, and the occupiers\u2019 air defense systems\u201d at\u00a0a\u00a0distance of\u00a0roughly 300\u00a0kilometers from the front line.<\/p>\n The president stated that facilities on\u00a0both sides of\u00a0the Kerch Bridge were hit, including maritime oil logistics infrastructure in\u00a0Russia\u2019s Krasnodar region and an\u00a0oil depot in\u00a0occupied Kerch. He\u00a0also said Ukrainian forces successfully struck military logistics assets, four radar stations associated with S-400 air defense systems, and two Pantsir air defense complexes.<\/p>\n NASA\u2019s FIRMS satellite monitoring system detected<\/a> thermal anomalies in\u00a0the Kerch port area shortly after 01:00 local time, followed by\u00a0additional fire signatures at\u00a0Port Kavkaz later in\u00a0the night. Local residents in\u00a0temporarily occupied Crimea reported explosions, drone activity, and air defense operations across several districts, including Kerch, Simferopol, Sevastopol, and Bakhchysarai.<\/p>\n Open-source analysts and local monitoring groups reported that potential targets included fuel storage and transshipment facilities in\u00a0the Port of\u00a0Kerch, including the AEGAZ-Terminal liquefied gas complex. The facility is\u00a0involved in\u00a0handling and storing liquefied petroleum gas and petroleum products and supports maritime operations in\u00a0the Kerch Strait area.<\/p>\n Ukrainian drones struck a fuel terminal in Kerch, Crimea, sparking a massive fire amid ongoing attacks on energy infrastructure across the region. pic.twitter.com\/0Y1lJlh0Rr<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 OSINTWarfare (@OSINTWarfare) June 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Additional reports indicated that infrastructure at\u00a0Russia\u2019s Port Kavkaz was also affected. Located on\u00a0the Chushka Spit in\u00a0Krasnodar region, the port is\u00a0one of\u00a0Russia\u2019s largest cargo hubs in\u00a0the Black Sea\u2013Azov region and serves as\u00a0an\u00a0important logistics node for supplies moving toward temporarily occupied Crimea and Russian-held areas of\u00a0southern Ukraine.<\/p>\n Separately, authorities in\u00a0Krasnodar region reported<\/a> that the ferry Panagia came under attack in\u00a0the Kerch Strait. Following the incident, ferry operations between Port Kavkaz and Kerch were suspended. Russian authorities instructed transport operators to\u00a0use alternative overland routes through Rostov-on-Don, occupied Mariupol, Melitopol, and Simferopol.<\/p>\n The Panagia ferry has become increasingly important for Russian logistics following restrictions on\u00a0heavy vehicle traffic across the Kerch Bridge. Open-source reports have previously documented the vessel transporting military equipment and air defense missile components between mainland Russia and occupied Crimea.<\/p>\n The latest strikes follow a\u00a0series of\u00a0Ukrainian drone operations against Russian energy and logistics infrastructure in\u00a0Crimea. On\u00a0June 20, Ukraine\u2019s Unmanned Systems Forces reported<\/a> strikes on\u00a0four gas compressor stations across the peninsula, as\u00a0well as\u00a0transport and fuel-supply assets supporting Russian military operations.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ce4d367941cbc0964ccf427ea047fdfe.jpeg\" "\\"The")
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