An energy provider reported a peninsula-wide blackout in Russia-occupied Crimea; Ukrainian attacks cut power to Sevastopol early Monday before restoration.
WHY THIS MATTERS · This matters because Russia has resumed hitting Ukraine's grid substations heading into a war-strained year and just opened a new front across the Oskil river near Kupiansk, threatening both civilian heat and a fresh Ukrainian defensive collapse.
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"an energy provider in Russia-occupied Crimea reported a blackout across the peninsula due to "external impact." The Moscow-appointed head of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, said Ukrainian attacks cut power supplies to the city early Monday"
"In Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014, an energy provider reported a blackout across the peninsula following Ukrainian attacks early Monday."
"The governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, confirmed that there was a power outage in the largest city on the peninsula as a result of drone strikes on energy infrastructure."
"the local electric grid operator, Krymenergo, saying that "due to technological disruptions caused by external influences on high-voltage networks, a massive outage occurred in all cities and districts of the republic of Crimea.""
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- Russian forces established a bridgehead on the east bank of the Oskil river north of Kupiansk
- Strikes on Ukrainian transmission substations resumed on Jun 26 after a five-week pause
- Russian Shahed-type drone output has reached roughly 190 airframes per week
- Neither side retains the capacity for a decisive offensive before autumn
- The EU approved a fourteenth military-assistance tranche including long-range strike systems