In Crimea, about 300 villages are without electricity, water, and food
In the north of the temporarily occupied Crimea, about 300 villages have been without electricity and water for two weeks, and local residents are also facing food shortages.
The occupying authorities are not disclosing the full extent of the situation. At the same time, reports from pro-Russian volunteer groups organizing aid deliveries to settlements near Dzhankoy, Armyansk, and Krasnoperekopsk attest to the humanitarian crisis.
According to CEMAAT sources, approximately 300,000 people live in the region, primarily elderly residents and former employees of large industrial enterprises. Due to the lack of electricity, pumping stations are not operating, leaving most settlements without a water supply. Drinking water, it is noted, is delivered mainly by volunteers, and local residents are forced to stand in line to receive a few dozen liters.
It is also reported that even the hospital in Armiansk is supplied with water thanks to volunteers, as there is no centralized water supply.
According to CEMAAT, it is impossible to prepare hot meals in many villages due to the lack of electricity and gas. Volunteers are delivering canned goods, grains, and other non-perishable foods.
In addition, the organization’s sources report a deteriorating sanitary situation and outbreaks of disease, though this information has not been officially confirmed.
CEMAAT also states that water supply disruptions have already affected Bakhchysarai, Kerch, Yevpatoria, Feodosia, and Saki, and that some settlements along the southern coast of Crimea—from Alushta to Foros—are without electricity. The occupying authorities have not yet commented on the organization’s information.
CEMAAT reports this, citing its own sources.
As a reminder, fires broke out near Dzhankoy and the Chongar Bridge in Crimea following a drone attack.
In the temporarily occupied city of Dzhankoy in northern Crimea, strict restrictions have been imposed on mobile communications. From now on, service will be available only twice a day—from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
A Russian family that had illegally moved to occupied Crimea has returned to Barnaul due to difficult living conditions and restrictions. On social media, the woman stated that she had decided to leave the peninsula and hopes for an end to the war.
