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Power and water outages reported in occupied Crimea after attack
Russian-installed authorities reported power and water disruptions in occupied Crimea after an attack overnight on October 24.
Crimea has been under Russian occupation since 2014, and the peninsula is regularly targeted in attacks.
The Taman substation in Russia’s Krasnodar region, which supplies electricity to Crimea, was reported damaged.
Blackouts affected major cities including Sevastopol and Yalta, and monitoring groups also reported widespread internet outages.
Authorities said power had been restored in several cities, but residents later reported renewed blackouts in Simferopol, Yalta and Alushta.
The outages disrupted essential services across the peninsula, which is home to more than 2.5 million people.
The extent of the outages and the reported attacks had not been independently verified, and the authorities had not said when supplies would be fully restored.
Russian-installed authorities reported electricity and water restrictions in occupied Crimea after a Ukrainian attack.
The Kyiv Independent reported widespread power outages overnight on October 24, including in Sevastopol and Yalta.
Crimean authorities said power was restored in multiple cities, but residents later reported renewed blackouts in Simferopol, Yalta and Alushta.
Sergei Aksyonov did not say how many households were affected; Crimea has more than 2.5 million residents.
The Kyiv Independent said it could not independently verify the extent of the outages or the reported attacks.
- Who
- Russian-installed authorities in Crimea reported the outages, which they attributed to a Ukrainian attack.
- What
- Electricity and water supply restrictions were reported; the Kyiv Independent also reported widespread power and internet outages.
- When
- Overnight on October 23-24, 2026.
- Where
- Occupied Crimea, including Sevastopol and Yalta; later blackouts were reported in Simferopol and Alushta.
- Why
- Authorities attributed the outages to an attack on energy infrastructure. The motive was not stated.
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The Kyiv Independent reported damage to the Taman substation in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai and power outages in occupied Crimea.
Local authorities said power had been restored in multiple Crimean cities.
Residents reported renewed blackouts in Simferopol, Yalta and Alushta.
- Affected peninsula
- Occupied Crimea
- Reported population
- More than 2.5 million
- Reported substation
- Taman substation, Krasnodar Krai
- Cities with reported outages
- Sevastopol, Yalta, Simferopol and Alushta
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