Russia says the Crimean Peninsula has been plunged into darkness, following reports of explosions at four main power lines supplying electricity from Ukraine to the disputed territory.
It wasn’t clear early Sunday whether the blasts occurred in Ukrainian territory or in Crimea, which Russia annexed last year despite international outrage and a spate of Western sanctions aimed at forcing Moscow to return the peninsula to Ukrainian control.
Russia’s official Tass news agency said all power to Crimea was lost shortly after midnight local time. The agency said neither police nor Crimean authorities had identified the cause of the blackout.
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Source: Voice of America
