Crimea's Fuel System Collapses Under Sustained Ukrainian Drone Campaign

On June 21, Russian-held Crimea halted all civilian gasoline sales after Ukrainian drone strikes systematically degraded fuel infrastructure across the peninsula. The cutoff followed weeks of rationing that began in early June and suspended children's summer camps. Ukraine's strikes target air defense systems, logistics corridors, and energy facilities as part of a coordinated "long-range sanctions" strategy—raising occupation costs without seizing territory.