In summer 2026 the Unmanned Systems Forces are running a coordinated campaign to isolate occupied Crimea — severing three supply arteries at once: electricity, fuel and land logistics. Publicly claimed results per the USF Commander's official channel below.
Per the USF July summary (2026-08-01): a claimed 166 struck energy targets («Crimea Switch-Off»), 206 struck shadow-fleet vessels (the «MoLoChKa» maritime operation), 2,008 targets within the Crimea blockade, and the Kerch ferry crossing down 75% of capacity (jointly with the SBU). Vector deep-dives:
→ «Crimea Switch-Off» (energy) · → «MoLoChKa» (maritime) · → «Wild Berry» (logistics) · → all campaigns
The key target is the Kuban–Crimea energy bridge, through which the occupied peninsula draws electricity from mainland Russia (four underwater cable lines, transfer point PP-2 "Crimea"). Per USF claims, on 1–8 July 44 energy nodes across Crimea and the southern occupied territories were struck — substations, gas-distribution stations, and the bridge's intake point. The occupation administration acknowledged a blackout of southern-coast Crimean cities and Simferopol.
The second vector is fuel supply by sea. Per claims, within 72 hours (6–8 July) near Kerch and the Sea of Azov 21 vessels were struck: 19 Russian "shadow-fleet" tankers, a cargo ship and a ferry — to deprive the occupation grouping and Crimea's infrastructure of petrol and diesel. Flown by "Kairos" 414th Bde "Magyar's Birds", 413th Rgt "Raid" and the 1st USF Operational Center.
The third vector is the land supply corridor across the occupied territories. The occupiers' military logistics (cargo transport carrying weapons, ammunition and fuel) has been declared a target of systematic strikes. Per claims, corridor cargo traffic was hit over the week.
Three vectors — energy, fuel, logistics — hit one vulnerability: Crimea is critically dependent on external supply. Removing any one artery raises the cost of holding the grouping; simultaneous pressure on all three is a doctrine of "logistical strangulation" instead of frontal assault. This material documents the Commander's public communication and is not a forecast of future operations.
The Crimea-isolation campaign was widely covered by leading global media. Reuters (exclusive interview, 11 Jun 2026) first laid out the "cut-off" strategy and reported "Novorossiya" highway traffic down by more than two-thirds in a month. CNN (20 Jun) described "mid-range drones mauling Russian supply lines." NPR (27 Jun) quoted Minister Fedorov: "Crimea will become an island." Atlantic Council (30 Jun) framed the blockade as a threat to "Putin's greatest victory" (tourist bookings −79% in June). Also: Al Jazeera, Kyiv Independent, The Washington Post, Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan), NRK (Norway).
In the Commander's words: "We will isolate Crimea in the near future" (Reuters); striking the highway is "as easy as shooting partridges in an open field"; on tankers — "the battle for fuel for Crimea in the Sea of Azov continues."
Sources: Reuters, 11.06.2026 · NPR, 27.06.2026 · Atlantic Council, 30.06.2026