state of emergency in crimea
Last Updated : GMT 09:03:51
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today
Last Updated : GMT 09:03:51
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today

After power lines blown up

State of emergency in Crimea

Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today

Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today State of emergency in Crimea

A man with his dog walks by a mural depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin
Moscow - Arab Today

Crimea declared a state of emergency on Sunday after its main electricity power lines from Ukraine were blown up, leaving the Russian-annexed peninsula in darkness after the second such attack in a matter of days.

Crimea depends on Ukraine for its electricity supplies, providing only 30 percent of its own energy, according to the regional government.

Russia's emergency situations ministry said Sunday morning they had managed to partially reconnect the cities of Simferopol, Feodosia, Yevpatoria and Yalta using generators after two pylons were brought down.

So far, Crimea -- home to 1.9 million people -- has enough fuel to keep the gas and diesel-powered generators running, authorities said.

In the port city of Sevastopol, electricity began shutting off around midnight and cut off completely at 2:00 am, although different districts have since had brief periods of power in what appears to be organised rolling blackouts by authorities, an AFP journalist reported.

Cable and mobile Internet stopped working, although there was still cell phone coverage, and water supplies to high-rise buildings halted.

The attack has raised concerns the Black Sea peninsula, which was annexed by Russia last year, will not have enough energy after the other two main power lines supplying the region were blown up on Friday.

"On November 22, at 00:25 am (2225 GMT) there was a switch-off of electricity coming into Crimea from Ukraine," the Crimean branch of Russia's emergency situations ministry said in a statement.

"By decision of the head of the Crimean republic, a state of emergency has been introduced on the peninsula," the ministry said.

"All socially significant or potentially dangerous installations... are being fuelled with reserve sources of energy."

It added that power to housing would be supplied "on a rolling schedule" set by the regional power company.

Mikhail Sheremet, the first deputy premier of Crimea, said the peninsula could only supply half its power needs at most using diesel generators and renewable sources such as wind and solar power, the TASS state news agency reported.

- 'Pylons blown up' -

The four power lines that supply Crimea with electricity from Ukraine were first attacked in the early hours of Friday in Ukraine's Kherson region bordering Crimea, in blasts that downed two lines and damaged the other two.

Ukraine's state energy company Ukrenergo on Friday morning posted pictures of a downed pylon and one with a hole blown through it, saying the power lines were brought down at around 4:00 am.

"The nature of the damage shows that it took place as a result of shelling or the use of explosive devices," Ukrenergo said in a statement.

Friday's attack prompted Crimea's authorities to warn residents to charge batteries and store up water in case of a total power cut.

Then early Sunday, another explosion took place, cutting all the power to Crimea.

The head of the anti-narcotics department of Ukraine's interior ministry, Ilya Kiva, who was at the scene, wrote on Facebook in the early hours of Sunday: "The pylons have just been blown up!!!"

The identity of the attackers remained unclear.

Crimean Tatars, an ethnic group native to the peninsula who oppose Russian rule, held a protest at the site of the broken power lines in the Kherson region on Saturday evening in favour of a blockade of Crimea, RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Crimea experienced several total power cuts last winter, attributed by the authorities to repairs and technical problems, but seen by residents as deliberate pressure from Ukraine.

Russia plans to build two gas-powered power stations in Crimea, which would burn gas piped from the mainland, but these are still at the planning stage.
Source: AFP

almaghribtoday
almaghribtoday

GMT 14:04 2018 Sunday ,14 January

Fossil fuels blown away by wind

GMT 18:15 2018 Saturday ,13 January

1.5 C climate goal 'very unlikely' but doable

GMT 12:37 2018 Friday ,12 January

Race to save Indonesian croc stricken

GMT 15:08 2018 Thursday ,11 January

California mudslides death toll reaches 15

GMT 14:06 2018 Wednesday ,10 January

Philippines to protest over China activity

GMT 14:33 2018 Tuesday ,09 January

Poisonous and running out

GMT 16:42 2018 Saturday ,06 January

'World's ugliest pig' spotted

GMT 12:01 2018 Wednesday ,03 January

Hong Kong's mountain warriors
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

state of emergency in crimea state of emergency in crimea

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

state of emergency in crimea state of emergency in crimea

 



Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today Skincare PR Performance Full Year 2017

GMT 09:22 2018 Monday ,22 January

Skincare PR Performance Full Year 2017
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today New hunt for flight MH370 gets under way

GMT 11:03 2018 Wednesday ,24 January

New hunt for flight MH370 gets under way
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today Modern colorful bedroom renovation

GMT 10:57 2017 Thursday ,21 December

Modern colorful bedroom renovation
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today Puigdemont candidate for Catalan president

GMT 13:56 2018 Tuesday ,23 January

Puigdemont candidate for Catalan president
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today Turkey detains dozens more

GMT 10:47 2018 Wednesday ,24 January

Turkey detains dozens more

GMT 21:00 2011 Thursday ,29 September

Al Jaber to agree debt deal by year-end

GMT 05:50 2012 Saturday ,05 May

French patisserie with delightful structure

GMT 01:56 2012 Friday ,06 April

Sheraton Hotels to boost spa offering

GMT 08:51 2012 Thursday ,26 April

Arab women still unrecognised

GMT 07:08 2011 Thursday ,22 September

Hotel Shilla sets up first free shop in Macau

GMT 08:52 2018 Friday ,12 January

Film legend Delon says he's ready to die

GMT 14:48 2017 Sunday ,31 December

UAE cancels Tunisia handball games amid row

GMT 18:49 2017 Tuesday ,31 October

Celtics snap NBA losing streak to injury-hit Spurs

GMT 12:54 2011 Monday ,26 December

Anti-bullying program launched by Tulsa schools

GMT 15:07 2012 Wednesday ,07 November

Oriflame to launch Sparkle in Paris collection

GMT 07:31 2017 Friday ,20 October

Tillerson heads to Gulf, downbeat

GMT 18:23 2017 Wednesday ,19 July

Chile moves to ease strict abortion laws
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today
 
 Almaghrib Today Facebook,almaghrib today facebook  Almaghrib Today Twitter,almaghrib today twitter Almaghrib Today Rss,almaghrib today rss  Almaghrib Today Youtube,almaghrib today youtube  Almaghrib Today Youtube,almaghrib today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

.almaghribtoday .almaghribtoday .almaghribtoday .almaghribtoday
almaghribtoday almaghribtoday almaghribtoday
almaghribtoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
almaghribtoday, Almaghribtoday, Almaghribtoday