Will Ukraine's strikes force Russia to leave Crimea? Crimea faces fuel shortages and bank card disruptions, trucks are stuck in miles-long queues, and Ukrainian drones are appearing in the skies above the peninsula more frequently than ever.

Authorities in annexed Crimea on Thursday halted gasoline sales and the distribution of fuel vouchers for the foreseeable future, as the peninsula faces a worsening shortage blamed on Ukrainian drone attacks along a key stretch of highway used to supply the region.

Former US Army Europe commander Ben Hodges says Ukraine has the resources to make Russian presence in Crimea unsustainable through isolation and strikes on key infrastructure

Gas stations across Russian-occupied Crimea are facing worsening fuel shortages, with long queues, rationing, and voucher-based distribution reported by residents. Ukrainian strikes on fuel-supply routes to the peninsula are cited as one of the contributing factors to the crisis.

EADaily, June 4th, 2026. The enemy is distributing footage of a strike on the border patrol ship "Firefly" near the coast of Crimea, according to the authors of the telegram channel "Two Majors".

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would strengthen its air defenses to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks, which have reached deep inside his country and cast a cloud over his showcase economic forum in his home city of Saint Petersburg.