In annexed Sevastopol, rolling blackout schedules have effectively ceased to function: available capacity was insufficient even for a “two hours on, six hours off” regime. This was reported by the Russian-appointed city head, Mikhail Razvozhayev.
According to him, electricity is being directed first to hospitals, pumping stations, and other facilities essential to the city’s basic functioning.
The authorities say they plan to return to the previous scheme by evening: homes that currently have electricity will keep it for another two hours, after which power will be cut for six hours. Areas that are now without electricity are promised reconnection in six hours.
Outages after strikes on energy facilities
Electricity supply problems in annexed Crimea have continued since late June. According to reports, the disruptions began after Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes on the peninsula’s energy infrastructure.
Power supply in Sevastopol was later restored, but on the night of July 14, following new Ukrainian strikes, the local authorities again introduced the “two hours on, six hours off” blackout regime.
In the north of the annexed peninsula, the situation is described as increasingly severe and approaching a humanitarian catastrophe. In some homes, electricity appears only for a few minutes, water for a couple of hours, and in certain localities even mobile service is available only on a schedule.