Ukraine drone attack on Crimea cuts power in city

A MASSIVE Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea early yesterday caused power cut-offs in the city of Sevastopol and set a refinery ablaze in southern Russia, Russian authorities said.

The drone raids marked Kyiv's attempt to strike back during Moscow's offensive in north-eastern Ukraine, which has added to the pressure on outnumbered and outgunned Ukrainian forces who are waiting for delayed deliveries of crucial weapons and ammunition from Western partners.

A Ukrainian intelligence official confirmed to the Associated Press that Ukraine's Security Service and Military Intelligence conducted a joint operation to strike Russia's military infrastructure sites in Novorossiysk, on the Black Sea coast, and occupied Sevastopol.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity, because they were not authorised to comment publicly.