Ukraine struck a key Russian military airbase in occupied Crimea, three ammunition depots, and two bridges used for military logistics overnight on 5 July, while Ukrainian officials also reported a wave of attacks on energy infrastructure supporting Russian forces on the occupied peninsula.
The strikes are part of Ukraine's expanding long-range campaign against Russian military infrastructure, aimed at disrupting logistics, degrading combat support, and making it harder for Moscow to sustain operations in occupied Ukraine.
Hvardiiske airbase struck
The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said strikes targeted Hvardiiske airbase, one of Russia's principal military airfields in occupied Crimea.
According to the military, the airbase is used to base tactical and naval aviation aircraft, support combat sorties, and provide logistics and maintenance for Russian aviation units. The extent of the damage is still being assessed.
Bridges and ammunition depots hit
The General Staff also reported strikes on two road bridges in occupied Donetsk Oblast.
The bridges, spanning the Hruzkyi Yalanchyk River near Huselnykove and the Kalmius River near Staromarivka, were used by Russian forces to transport personnel, weapons, ammunition, and other military supplies, according to the statement.
Ukraine also said it struck three Russian ammunition depots near Makiivka in occupied Donetsk Oblast, Dovzhansk in occupied Luhansk Oblast, and Preobrazhenka in occupied Kherson Oblast.
Ukraine reports expanded campaign against Russian energy infrastructure
Separately, Commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, said Ukrainian drone units had disabled 16 energy facilities in occupied territories over the previous 48 hours, including multiple electrical substations across occupied Crimea.
According to Brovdi, Ukrainian forces struck 37 energy facilities across occupied southern Ukraine between 1 and 5 July, targeting electrical substations and transformers in occupied Crimea and parts of Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.
He said the campaign is intended to isolate Russian forces on the occupied peninsula by disrupting electricity, logistics, fuel supplies, and communications supporting Moscow's military presence.
Brovdi also noted widespread power outages across occupied Crimea on 3 July amid Ukraine’s ongoing strikes on energy infrastructure.
Ukraine expands campaign against Russian military logistics
Ukraine has significantly expanded its long-range strike campaign in recent months, increasingly targeting Russian military infrastructure deep behind the front line.
The effort has focused on disrupting logistics, fuel supplies, ammunition storage, transport links, airbases, and energy infrastructure that support Russian military operations in occupied Ukraine and Crimea.
The Ukrainian military has repeatedly said degrading Russia's logistical network is intended to reduce its ability to sustain offensive operations and reinforce frontline units.
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