Russian-installed authorities in occupied Crimea have introduced a state of emergency in both Sevastopol and the entire peninsula on Friday, June 26, following reports of fuel shortage amid intensified Ukrainian strikes on incoming logistics.The announcement was made by the Moscow-installed governor of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, who said the state of emergency came into force at 1 p.m. on Friday and will remain in effect until the situation stabilizes.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.“Together with the governor of the city of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, a decision was made to sign decrees on the introduction of a regional state of emergency in the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol,” Aksyonov said.He said the measure was taken “to streamline economic issues.”“The legal regime of the state of emergency allows us to solve the tasks of organizing the stable functioning of all spheres on which the life support of the population depends as quickly as possible,” Aksyonov added.During the state of emergency, authorities are granted the power to restrict freedom of movement, halt enterprise operations and carry out forced evacuations.Ukraine ramping up strikes on occupied CrimeaEarlier, Kyiv called ongoing strikes on the peninsula as part of its efforts to “isolate” Crimea from Russia and turn it into an “island.”Ukrainian forces have used drones to establish de facto control over traffic on the federal highway R-280 “Novorossiya,” which connects Russia’s Rostov region with Crimea through occupied Ukrainian territories.
Crimea Declares Emergency Amid Severe Fuel Crisis
Russian-installed authorities are now granted the power to restrict freedom of movement, halt the operations of enterprises, and carry out forced evacuations.










