SEVASTOPOL BLACKOUT:
Forces struck a railway bridge, a power plant and other infrastructure targets in Crimea as Kyiv seeks to turn the peninsula into ‘an island’
AFP and AP, MOSCOW and KYIV
Ukrainian strikes on Crimea triggered power outages in its largest city, Sevastopol, both sides reported yesterday, as Kyiv intensifies its attempts to cut off the peninsula, which Moscow annexed in 2014.Crimea has been forced to suspend fuel sales to the public as Ukraine’s army targets Russian logistics to the region, and has hit a series of oil refineries and depots across southern Russia that provide supplies.Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev urged residents to help neighbors, and reserve phones for emergency communication to save battery and avoid overloading the grid.
A handout satellite image courtesy of Vantor shows smoke generators on Crimea Bridge in Russian-held territory on Monday.
