Crimea hit by widespread power outages after Ukrainian strikes on energy infrastructure

Widespread power outages struck Crimea on Friday following Ukrainian strikes targeting electricity infrastructure on the Russian-occupied peninsula, according to local officials and open-source monitoring.

Reports indicate that substations and transmission lines in several districts of Crimea were damaged or destroyed, leaving residential areas, businesses, and military facilities without power. Russian-installed authorities on the peninsula reported that emergency restoration teams had been deployed.

The strikes are part of Ukraine's ongoing campaign to degrade Russian military logistics and energy supply chains in occupied territories. Crimea has been a persistent target for Ukrainian long-range strikes since it serves as a staging area for Russian forces and a key logistics hub.

Ukraine does not typically confirm specific strike targets but Ukrainian military sources acknowledged operations against energy infrastructure in occupied territories as part of pressure to limit Russian military capacity.