{"id":2619556,"date":"2026-06-26T12:50:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T16:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kremlin-backed-authorities-declare-state-of-emergency-in-crimea-after-ukraine-strikes\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T12:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T16:52:15","slug":"kremlin-backed-authorities-declare-state-of-emergency-in-crimea-after-ukraine-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kremlin-backed-authorities-declare-state-of-emergency-in-crimea-after-ukraine-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Kremlin-backed authorities declare state of emergency in Crimea after Ukraine strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkremlin-backed-authorities-declare-state-of-emergency-in-crimea-after-ukraine-strikes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2619556&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Russian-backed authorities in Crimea have declared a state of emergency following multiple Ukrainian drone attacks. Russian officials reported intercepting a record 660 Ukrainian drones overnight, including in crimea, making it the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-launches-largest-drone-assaults-of-the-war-as-peace-talks-dry-up\/\" title=\"... launches largest drone assaults of the war as peace talks dry up\">largest drone assault<\/a> of the year. The attacks have targeted Russian supply lines and energy infrastructure, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deja-vu-decade-why-the-2020s-remind-me-of-another-turbulent-decade-with-one-big-difference\/\" title=\"Deja Vu Decade: Why The 2020s Remind Me Of Another Turbulent Decade \u2014 With One Big Difference\">causing fuel shortages<\/a> and prompting the suspension of tourism and transport in Crimea. Ukrainian President Zelensky stated that Ukraine&#8217;s pressure campaign is impacting Russia&#8217;s leadership and military assets, including increased drone operations near Moscow and the defense of critical infrastructure such as the Kerch Bridge. Russia has responded with heightened air defenses and is considering a new <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >mobilization effort amid ongoing attacks<\/a>, including a significant drone strike that has caused casualties and disrupted fuel supplies. Meanwhile, Ukraine continues to target Russian military logistics, and Western observers note that Kyiv\u2019s operations are challenging Russia\u2019s defensive efforts. American and international officials have noted Ukraine\u2019s gains and Zelensky\u2019s resilience,with former President Trump praising Ukraine\u2019s leadership and fighters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\">Russian<\/a>-backed authorities in Crimea declared a state of emergency on Friday, following multiple days of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\">Ukrainian<\/a> attacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russian Defense Ministry officials <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/mod_russia\/64959\">said<\/a> Friday that their air defenses had intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones overnight in several cities, including the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. Officials later said they intercepted an additional 46 drones. It is believed to be the largest Ukrainian drone attack of the year, according to Russian state media.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4626365\/small-plane-crash-beijing-tallest-building\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Small plane crashes into Beijing\u2019s tallest building<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4626140\/us-military-venezuela-earthquake-relief\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>US military \u2018surging forces\u2019 to Venezuela for earthquake relief efforts<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4625487\/iran-strikes-cargo-ship-strait-of-hormuz\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iran strikes cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz, endangering Trump\u2019s peace<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-appointed governor of Crimea, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Aksenov82\/9746\">posted<\/a> a video declaring a region-wide state of emergency, as did Sevastopol Governor\u00a0Mikhail Razvozhayev, who said, \u201cThis state of emergency will remain in effect until the situation improves.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian forces have significantly increased their mid-range drone attacks in recent weeks against military trucks and fuel tankers in recent weeks, and it\u2019s a part of their broader strategy to target Russian supply lines and energy infrastructure beyond the frontlines. The attacks, and the subsequent fuel shortage, prompted the local government to suspend tourism and children\u2019s camps, in addition to the state of emergency declaration, and earlier this week, they reduced the number of daily trains to and from Russia by half.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ukrainian military\u2019s drone operations near Moscow, the Russian capital, have pierced a shielded Russian society that the Kremlin had tried to insulate from the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4624462\/ukraine-is-doing-a-number-on-crimea-and-putin-is-feeling-the-pinch\/\">UKRAINE IS DOING A NUMBER ON CRIMEA, AND PUTIN IS FEELING THE PINCH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, Russian Defense Ministry officials said they intercepted 992 drones across the country and forced the suspension of air travel from the capital\u2019s four international airports. The widespread attack killed an 8-year-old girl and injured at least 17 others.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">Cars line up at a petrol station in Simferopol, Crimea, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/06\/localimages\/Crimea-gas-station.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cars line up at a petrol station in Simferopol, Crimea, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"891\">Volodymyr Zelensky <\/a>said internal documents obtained by Ukraine\u2019s intelligence services show that \u201cour pressure campaign is being felt painfully by the Russian leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRight now, our military is taking out targets that sustain Russia\u2019s war effort both in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and on Russia\u2019s own territory \u2014 the very things that make this war and Russian aggression possible in the first place,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Russian leadership is now pulling more air defense assets to Moscow, Valdai, and Putin\u2019s bridge across the Kerch Strait \u2014 at the expense of air defense elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kerch Bridge connects mainland Russia and the Crimean Peninsula.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fuel scarcity is not limited to Crimea. At a\u00a0Kremlin meeting\u00a0earlier this week, Russia\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister\u00a0Alexander Novak\u00a0reported to Russian President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> that the \u201ccurrent situation on the fuel market \u2026 is challenging but manageable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-launches-massive-drone-attack-in-moscow\/\" title=\"Ukraine launches massive drone attack in ...\">largest fuel supplier<\/a> to the Moscow region, the Kapotnya refinery, was hit twice this month. The plant will be offline until at least the end of 2026,\u00a0according to<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/moscow-oil-refinery-hit-by-drone-attacks-is-unlikely-resume-production-this-year-2026-06-24\/\"><strong> <\/strong><em>Reuters<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Russia struggling to defend against Ukrainian attacks, Putin is reportedly considering another mobilization effort, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/world-news\/2026\/06\/25\/putin-risks-public-fury-army-call-up\/\">according to the <em>Telegraph<\/em><\/a>, though doing so would likely be unpopular. Putin, on Friday, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ria.ru\/20260626\/putin-2101338382.html\">signed a law<\/a> prohibiting the deportation of foreign nationals serving under contract in the Russian military as well as for combat veterans, according to Russian state media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He ordered a partial mobilization of reserve troops in late 2022, and it led to a large exodus of eligible men who feared getting drafted into the conflict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/op-eds\/4624583\/hidden-purpose-of-drone-war-ukraine-russia\/\">THE HIDDEN PURPOSE OF THE DRONE WAR BETWEEN UKRAINE AND RUSSIA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The successful Ukrainian attacks have gotten the attention of President Donald Trump, who has frequently criticized Zelensky without doing the same of Putin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo matter how you look at it, he\u2019s doing pretty well,\u201d Trump said of Zelensky during an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4624151\/trump-supplemental-funding-pentagon-iran\/\">Oval Office<\/a> sit-down with NATO Secretary General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4615669\/rutte-nato-ukraine-window-of-opportunity\/\">Mark Rutte<\/a> on Wednesday. \u201cHe\u2019s holding his own. He\u2019s courageous, he\u2019s got great equipment, but he\u2019s got great men, he\u2019s got fighters.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crimea declares emergency after Ukrainian drone attacks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2619557,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26163434345492.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[17076,81796,4885,47086,81795],"class_list":["post-2619556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-crimea","tag-geopoliticaltensions","tag-kremlin","tag-state-of-emergency","tag-ukraine-strikes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26163434345492.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2619556"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2619560,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619556\/revisions\/2619560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2619557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2619556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2619556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2619556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}