Crimea Is in an Energy Crisis: No Electricity, Water, or Gasoline. Ukraine’s Armed Forces Are Urging Crimeans to Leave ‘Far Beyond the Urals’

Crimea Is in an Energy Crisis: No Electricity, Water, or Gasoline. Ukraine’s Armed Forces Are Urging Crimeans to Leave ‘Far Beyond the Urals’

The Ukrainian army is trying to cut off Russian-annexed Crimea from the mainland, and its campaign has borne fruit.

Since May, residents of the peninsula have been dealing with gasoline shortages, and in July that was compounded by large-scale and prolonged power outages. They are accompanied by water and communications outages.

In northern parts of Crimea, the situation is especially severe, with some localities left without electricity for a week or more.

Meduza lays out the key points about the energy crisis in Crimea.

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Crimea Is in an Energy Crisis

Crimea is in a major energy crisis. It began in late May, when gasoline ration coupons were introduced across the annexed peninsula, and worsened in early July, when Crimean residents started losing electricity. Both the fuel shortage and the blackouts are linked to the military…