The key facts

  • The temporary electricity supply restriction regime in Sevastopol has been lifted; residents were advised to turn on appliances gradually
  • The Ministry of Energy linked the outages in Crimea and Sevastopol to a strike in the night of November 4
  • Sergei Aksyonov spoke of an accident on trunk power grids outside the republic

Restrictions lifted

Power engineers have lifted the temporary electricity supply restriction regime in Sevastopol. This was announced in the city government's Telegram channel: residents were asked to connect electrical appliances gradually after power supply is restored.

What preceded the lifting of the regime

The restrictions were introduced against the backdrop of large-scale outages: the Russian Ministry of Energy reportedthat as a result of a strike by the Ukrainian army on energy infrastructure facilities in the night of November 4, electricity supply was cut off in Crimea and Sevastopol. It was also previously reported that water and electricity supplies in Crimea were restricted due to a strike by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Different wording of the causes

Sources differed in their descriptions of the causes of the outages. The head of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, stated that the electricity supply problems were caused by an accident on trunk power grids outside the republic, and noted that all necessary services were on site and working to restore power supply; he also urged Crimeans to trust only official sources of information. The Ministry of Energy, however, linked the outages to a strike on energy infrastructure.

Consequences for residents

Against the backdrop of the outages, the head of the Simferopol administration, Mikhail Afanasyev, announced that the city's kindergartens would operate on a reduced schedule. The cited reports did not say whether their usual schedule had been restored. These details were reported by Gazeta.Ru.