A state of emergency has been declared in the temporarily occupied territories of the Kherson region due to power outages
In the temporarily occupied part of the Kherson region, the Russian occupation authorities have declared a man-made state of emergency due to widespread power outages. A total of 207 settlements remain without electricity, and power outages have also been reported in 18 districts and cities of the temporarily occupied Crimea.
According to the head of the occupation administration, Vladimir Saldo, the declaration of a state of emergency is intended to expedite emergency repair work, as well as the procurement of necessary machinery, equipment, and materials.
“For residents of the region, the state of emergency does not impose restrictions or change their normal way of life,” Saldo stated.
In addition, large-scale power outages have also been reported on the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula.
The occupying authorities attribute the outages to damage to energy infrastructure facilities.
According to Novamedia, as of the morning of July 7, 207 settlements in the temporarily occupied territories of the Kherson region remained without power.
Also, according to Astra, 18 districts and cities in annexed Crimea are without power following strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the peninsula’s infrastructure. Simferopol, Kerch, Yevpatoria, part of Feodosia, and other settlements and districts are without power.
Previously, in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea, Armiansk, Krasnoperekopsk, Dzhankoy and its district, Yevpatoria, as well as the Black Sea and Saki districts, were left without power. The occupying authorities claim they plan to restore power within the next 24 hours.
Earlier, the Russian presidential administration sent special “recommendations” to state-run and pro-government media outlets regarding how exactly to report on the fuel shortage in the country.
Meanwhile, the fuel crisis is intensifying in Russia: gasoline is running out at gas stations and lines are growing longer.
Russia has allowed the use of lower-quality gasoline due to the fuel crisis.
