Occupied Crimea has experienced extensive blackouts following recent Ukrainian strikes on the peninsula, according to local monitoring channels.Crimean Wind, a pro-Ukrainian channel run by local partisans, wrote on Friday morning that only the eastern part of the peninsula has been spared from major blackouts.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.Citing local reports based on updates from power companies, the channel said northern Crimea is facing rolling blackouts lasting several hours at a time. The outages are expected to continue for two weeks to a month, while full restoration could take several months.The last major official update on Crimea’s blackouts from energy operator Krymenergo was published on June 25. However, Russian-installed officials, including Sevastopol’s mayor Mikhail Razvozhaev, have confirmed that outages are affecting Crimean cities.Crimean Wind also noted that the updates followed an overnight strike on a substation in Yevpatoriya, western Crimea. Citing reports from locals, it said that drones were flying over the village of Uyutnoye near Yevpatoriya, but air defenses failed to intercept them.“Later, there was an explosion. Then, the power went out in Yevpatoriya,” the update adds.Crimean Wind identified the station in Yevpatoriya as the 110/35/10 kV Moinaki substation, adding that it recently underwent a major modernization project costing 1 billion rubles in 2024 ($13 million as of 2026).