Total blackouts were reported in eastern Crimea’s Kerch on Wednesday morning following a wave of Ukrainian strikes.Ivan Koshel, the Kremlin-appointed head of the Kerch administration, confirmed the situation, according to independent Russian outlet Astra.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.“Unfortunately, as a result of the enemy drone attack, Kerch is completely without power. Life-support systems are operating on backup power sources. All city services are involved in emergency recovery operations,” Koshel was quoted as saying.Kerch is a key entry point for traffic from mainland Russia to the occupied peninsula, notably via the Kerch Bridge constructed by Moscow following the peninsula’s 2014 annexation, which has come under repeated Ukrainian strikes.Krymenergo, the occupied peninsula’s main energy operator, also reported power outages in “some settlements in the peninsula’s Northwestern and Eastern power districts,” Astra reported.“Power supply restrictions are in effect in Crimea. Power outages will occur promptly, depending on the situation in power districts. Under the current circumstances, it is not possible to inform the public about power supply times,” the company was quoted as saying.Russia’s defense ministry claimed to have shot down 93 Ukrainian drones overnight across the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, and Rostov regions, along with the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, occupied Crimea, and the Azov and Black seas in its Wednesday morning update.