Ukrainian Defense Forces Successfully Attacked the Key Zakhidnokrymsk Substation Twice in 2025

In 2025, Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully attacked the key 330 kV Zakhidnokrymsk substation in the temporarily occupied Crimea twice.

This was reported by DeepState based on analysis of satellite images.

The first attack on this substation took place in the second half of October, and a second strike was recorded in mid-December last year.

The substation’s control room, from which all processes are coordinated, was destroyed.

The main transformer of station AT No. 1 and a mobile gas turbine power plant with a capacity of 22.5 MW were also put out of order. All objects are located at coordinates 45°17’25“N 33°39’4”E.

Since the Zakhidnokrymsk substation supplies electricity to the entire western coast of the peninsula, including Yevpatoria and Saki, numerous military facilities in the area are also experiencing power outages.

As noted in the project, despite attempts to silence the problems in the information space, the consequences are tangible for the infrastructure of the temporarily occupied peninsula.

It should be recalled that in December 2025, the Ukrainian Defense Forces also attacked the 330 kV Dzhankoy substation. The substation is used to connect to the power grids of the temporarily occupied territories of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions — via two power lines to Kakhovka and Melitopol.

330/110 kV Zakhidnokrymsk substation

The 330 kV Zakhidnokrymsk substation is one of the key main electrical substations on the Crimean peninsula, which historically served as a hub for the transmission and distribution of electricity in the western and central parts of Crimea.

The facility was established and developed within the Soviet power system as part of the Crimean power ring, which was designed to ensure a stable power supply to the peninsula, including industrial areas, military infrastructure, and resort areas.

In the post-Soviet period, the substation became part of the United Energy System of Ukraine and was managed by NEC Ukrenergo.

In the 2000s and early 2010s, the station was considered one of the cornerstones of the Crimean grid’s modernization, as the capacity of existing lines and transformers was no longer sufficient to meet growing consumption.

In 2011–2013, Ukraine officially worked on a project to build and reconstruct the 330 kV Zakhidnokrymsk-Sevastopol overhead line. As part of this project, the Zakhidnokrymsk substation was to be expanded or technically upgraded. This project passed state approvals, environmental and technical expert reviews, but was never fully implemented.