### [2026-07-3](/feed/2026/07/3/index.md)

##### Russo-Ukrainian war
# Ukrainian forces strike nine substations across Russian-occupied Crimea causing power outages as part of a campaign to make the peninsula "unusable" for the Russian military. Saky air base and Gvardeyskoye air base are also targeted with seven jets destroyed or damaged. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Arabiya](https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/03/ukraine-says-it-struck-two-russian-airbases-in-crimea)
2. [The New Voice of Ukraine](https://english.nv.ua/nation/madyar-strikes-again-48-targets-hit-in-occupied-crimea-50621489.html)

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