Authorities in Russia’s annexed Crimea declared a state of emergency on Friday. The move is aimed at mitigating the effects of Ukraine’s increasingly frequent airstrikes on the peninsula.
“A decision was made … to sign decrees declaring a regional state of emergency in the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol,” Moscow-appointed governor Sergei Aksionov wrote on the Telegram platform.
According to S. Aksionov, the state of emergency is in effect from Friday at 1:00 p.m.
His post came a day after he reported power outages across Crimea due to the aforementioned attacks.
The so-called governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, stated that the situation regarding the supply of electricity to the Crimean peninsula remains difficult.
“We are carrying out repair work. We hope that within the next 24 hours the electricity supply will be fully restored in Sevastopol. However, for now, together with S. Aksionov, we have agreed that we are introducing a state of emergency in our regions – a regional emergency regime is being introduced both in the republic and in the city,” he noted.
Ukraine’s drone strikes have reportedly resulted in power outages in Sevastopol, fuel sales to residents across the peninsula and the temporary closure of children’s summer camps.
The Russian-controlled administration of Crimea has announced that fuel will temporarily be sold only to state institutions.
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