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Russia-annexed Crimea declares 'emergency' amid Ukraine strikes
Yahoo • • general
Key Points:
- Authorities in Russian-annexed Crimea declared a regional emergency to manage the fallout from increased Ukrainian aerial attacks causing fuel shortages and power cuts.
- Moscow-installed governor Sergey Aksyonov emphasized the emergency would enable rapid action to stabilize critical sectors amid ongoing disruptions.
- Ukrainian strikes have targeted Russian oil facilities and logistics chains to cut Kremlin revenue, with recent attacks causing significant fires and black smoke near Moscow.
- Despite Russian air defenses shooting down hundreds of Ukrainian drones, Aksyonov admitted no system is fully effective, and local residents expressed fear over the attacks.
- Ukraine's military claims its strikes are "closing the beach season" in Crimea, a territory annexed by Russia in 2014 but internationally recognized as part of Ukraine.
