‘No electricity, no water, no fuel’: Ukrainian drone strikes bring darkness to Crimea’s summer
Ukrainian drone and missile strikes have severely disrupted daily life in Russian-occupied Crimea, causing widespread shortages of electricity, water, and fuel. Residents report growing frustration as the peninsula's infrastructure struggles under the sustained military campaign.
Why it matters
The campaign highlights the escalating impact of the Ukraine-Russia conflict on civilian infrastructure and the vulnerability of occupied territories.
A bicycle light cuts through the darkness during a power outage in Yevpatoria, Crimea. Interviews with residents of Russian-held region point to frustration with Moscow as Ukrainian campaign to isolate it takes toll on daily life
Prefer the Guardian on Google F irst, the guests stopped coming. As Ukrainian drones and missiles pounded Crimea throughout the spring and into the summer, Russian tourists began cancelling their bookings at the small guesthouse Marina runs in Yevpatoria, a resort town on the peninsula’s Black Sea coast.
Then petrol became scarce, making it harder to stock the business with food and other essentials. Now, electricity and running water are cut off for much of the day, just as the summer heat sets in.
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