Why Ukrainian strikes on annexed Crimea are a blow to Putin . Why Ukrainian strikes on annexed Crimea are a blow to Putin CloseA resident inside Crimea has told the BBC the situation there is "catastrophic", as Ukrainian drones strike oil refineries and power plants on the peninsula, as well as military targets.The strikes on Russian-annexed Crimea have increased significantly in recent weeks - partly to cut off supply lines to Russian troops attacking Ukraine from the south.Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford explains why Kyiv is striking now and why the peninsula matters to Vladimir Putin personally.SubsectionEuropePublished6 JulyShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsCrimeaFollow Crimeaclose panelYou are now following CrimeaUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.RussiaFollow Russiaclose panelYou are now following RussiaUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.UkraineFollow Ukraineclose panelYou are now following UkraineUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.Vladimir PutinFollow Vladimir Putinclose panelYou are now following Vladimir PutinUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.War in UkraineFollow War in Ukraineclose panelYou are now following War in UkraineUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.Read description
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