Drone / missile attack
Gas Storage
Hlibivske underground gas storage — Ukrainian drone strikes on surface facilities
Night of 19 June 2026
Dozorne and Vnukove, occupied Crimea, Ukraine
Map
45.4990, 32.6670
What happened
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces said its 413th Raid Regiment and 414th Brigade struck surface infrastructure associated with the Hlibivske underground gas-storage facility near Dozorne and a research centre near Vnukove on the Tarkhankut Peninsula. The facility balances seasonal and daily gas demand and supports pressure in occupied Crimea's gas-transmission system. Ukrainian reporting showed or described fires and damage at above-ground assets, but the reviewed sources did not establish damage to the underground reservoir, quantify lost gas, or confirm a shutdown. This is not a Russian strike on a Kharkiv-region storage site and does not support the supplied claim that the attack was intended to stop Ukraine exporting gas to Europe.
When cited sources give different casualty, damage or spill figures for this event, they’re reported side by side above rather than merged into one number. See how confidence levels work.
- Evidence
- Reported / attributed
- Confidence
- Moderate
- Infrastructure
- Gas Storage
- Current temperature
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- Latitude
- 45.4990°
- Longitude
- 32.6670°
Attribution
Acknowledged by Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces
The Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces commander publicly reported the operation. The reviewed sources did not include confirmation from the Russian-controlled operator or an independently verified operational assessment.
Sources
- Unmanned Systems Forces strike underground gas-storage facilities in occupied CrimeaRepresentation of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea · Incident reporting
- Ukrainian forces hit underground gas storage facility in occupied CrimeaUkrainska Pravda, citing the Unmanned Systems Forces commander · Target locations, participating units and facility role