A difficult situation in the peninsula’s power grid arose after part of Crimea was left without electricity on the night of June 21 as a result of technological damage sustained during an air strike.

In Crimea, temporarily occupied by Russia, strict power outage schedules have been introduced due to widespread power grid failures and breakdowns. The outages affected communities in the northwestern, central, and southern parts of the peninsula, leading to a partial water supply shutdown due to pumping stations shutting down.

According to Krymenergo, the occupation administration of Sevastopol, Alushta, Dzhankoy, and several administrative districts has already published detailed schedules according to which the civilian population will be without power every three hours.

A complex situation arose in the peninsula’s power grid after part of Crimea was without power on the night of June 21st due to damage sustained during an air strike. Local representatives of the occupation authorities urged residents to limit their electricity consumption as much as possible while the aftermath was being cleaned up, and some towns and villages have decided to completely shut off street lighting to conserve power. Currently, in some districts, power will be supplied on a three-on-three-off schedule, while in other municipalities, the specific hours of the restrictions are still being coordinated with relevant services.

“Due to the challenging situation in the Crimean and Sevastopol power grids, rolling blackouts are in effect in our district according to a schedule: three hours without power, three hours with power. The schedule will be communicated to residents after coordination with the relevant services,” said Andrey Shatirenko, deputy head of the Chernomorsky district.

At the same time, photographs of the aftermath of the fire at the Tavricheskaya Thermal Power Plant near Simferopol appeared online. Officials in the aggressor country have not confirmed the damage to the power plant, and the Ukrainian Defense Forces have not claimed any direct involvement in the incident. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, commenting on recent successful airstrikes against military and infrastructure facilities in the occupied territory, ironically announced the official “closure of the tourist season” on the peninsula.

Explosions in Crimea

The day before, it was reported that a massive fire broke out at the port of temporarily occupied Kerch, involving offshore oil transportation infrastructure , sparked by an attack by Ukrainian drones. The aftermath of the fire was clearly visible from space, and the smoke cloud from the blaze partially obscured the Crimean Bridge. The strike ignited a complex handling fuel oil, liquefied gas, and light petroleum products. The fire spread to four to five of the seven fuel storage tanks located at the TES-Terminal facility.

It should be noted that Ukraine is attempting to isolate temporarily occupied Crimea using new unmanned aerial vehicles capable of striking targets from a distance of over 110 kilometers. Russia-controlled Crimean Governor Sergei Aksyonov announced a complete halt to fuel sales to civilians on the peninsula. According to his statement, fuel will be allocated exclusively to government agencies responsible for the functioning and security of the region.

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