Drones attack Crimea rail station and Russian tankers in Black Sea
Photo: Several sites may have been targeted (Getty Images)
On the night of July 16–17, occupied Crimea, Berdiansk, and the Black Sea were once again targeted by drone attacks. Following strikes on many sites, fires were again reported, according to the pro-Ukrainian Telegram channel Crimean Wind and other public groups.
The drone attack on Crimea began around 9:40 p.m. and continued until morning. During that time, explosions were heard in at least Kerch, Simferopol, Feodosia, and Yevpatoria.
By morning, OSINT channels had already reported that a large number of fires had been detected at the Kerch railway station. NASA's FIRMS service confirms this information. According to preliminary data, the following may be on fire:
- Warehouses
- Trains on the tracks
- Possibly, the Kerch oil depot and the Kerchenska electrical substation.
Drones attack Crimea rail station and Russian tankers in Black Sea pic.twitter.com/61FjfI7DV8
— RBC-Ukraine (@NewsUkraineRBC) July 17, 2026
In addition, monitoring channels detected a fire near the village of Shchebetivka in the vicinity of the Koktebel electrical substation.
There were also reports that drones may have struck energy infrastructure in Berdiansk last night, causing a fire, and that tankers in the Black Sea were hit again. Preliminary reports indicate that approximately 6–7 vessels of Russia’s shadow fleet were attacked.
Drones attack Crimea rail station and Russian tankers in Black Sea pic.twitter.com/zoiINygYTM
— RBC-Ukraine (@NewsUkraineRBC) July 17, 2026
Other attacks on Crimea
On the night of July 16, Crimea was also attacked. That night, fires were reported near two gas stations in Dzhankoi and another near the Black Sea Bridge.
Special forces from the National Guard's Omega Special Purpose Center destroyed a Russian Su-24M bomber at the Saky military airfield in Crimea.
