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Crimea and Sevastopol left without electricity-UPDATED

24 June 2026 11:57 (UTC +04:00)

Part of Crimea has been left without electricity, APA's Russia bureau reports.

According to Krymenergo, power outages occurred in Simferopol, Yalta, Alushta, Yevpatoria, Saki and Dzhankoy, as well as in the Saki, Bakhchisaray, Belogorsk and Krasnogvardeysky districts due to a malfunction in the power grid.

It should be noted that Sevastopol was also left without electricity as a result of a drone attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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The Ukrainian army’s attack on energy infrastructure temporarily left Sevastopol without power, with a special regime having been introduced at the facilities, Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said, TASS reports.

"As a result of an enemy attack on our energy infrastructure, the city was temporarily left without power. The enemy is striking vilely again, trying to deprive us of our usual living conditions and sow panic. A special regime has been declared at the facilities, specialists are assessing the extent of the damage and doing everything possible to restore the power. All emergency services are on full alert," the governor said on his Max channel.

Earlier, he reported that air defense assets were repelling an attack by the Ukrainian army over Sevastopol, with aviation, air defense, and mobile fire teams working, and two UAVs having been shot down.

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