Column of smoke. Photo: Telegram/Exilenova+

Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Kremlin-appointed "governor" of Sevastopol, has said that the city was left without electricity following a large-scale drone attack on energy infrastructure on the night of 23-24 June.

Source: Razvozhayev on Telegram; Krymskyi Veter (Crimean Wind) Telegram channel

Details: Eyewitnesses and monitoring Telegram channels claimed that a series of powerful explosions had been heard in occupied Crimea throughout the night. The main target was the Balaklava Thermal Power Plant in Sevastopol, one of the peninsula's key power stations.

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