The blackout in Crimea has been going on for two days now

Critical power outages continue on the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula; these outages began on the night of July 6 as a result of a successful series of strikes on key energy infrastructure facilities. As of the evening of July 7, the occupying authorities had managed to fully restore power only in Kerch.

At least 7 of the 11 city districts and 12 of the 14 districts of Crimea remain without power, including Simferopol, Dzhankoy, Saki, Alushta, Armyansk, and the Bakhchisaray District. Power is partially out in Sevastopol, Feodosia, Yevpatoria, Yalta, and Sudak. 

The total blackout triggered a cascade of failures in other utility systems—nine cities and three large districts were left without water supply after pumping stations stopped operating. Public transportation disruptions have been reported in these cities: trams have completely stopped running in Yevpatoria, while trolleybuses and buses in Sevastopol are operating with significant delays.

In addition, the peninsula has experienced serious communication problems, forcing mobile operators to implement emergency roaming. Local residents are also reporting that banks are closed, it is impossible to withdraw cash, and fuel prices are skyrocketing at gas stations, where huge lines have formed. In particular, in Sevastopol, the price of a liter of gasoline has skyrocketed to 215 rubles amid the shortage. Robert Brovdi, commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces, confirmed that the large-scale energy collapse was the result of the systematic targeting of 38 energy facilities on the peninsula by Ukrainian drones over the past six days.

Source: Agency.