Published 14.20
Russian-appointed authorities on the occupied Crimean peninsula declare a state of emergency after several weeks of widespread Ukrainian attacks.
A decree formally declaring a state of emergency is to be signed, Russian Governor Sergei Aksyonov announced on Telegram.
“This decision was made primarily to deal with financial issues,” he writes.
The Ukrainian attacks, mainly targeting energy infrastructure, have led to power outages and fuel shortages in Russian-occupied Crimea. That, in turn, has hit tourism hard on the peninsula, which is a popular destination for Russian vacationers. Earlier in June, Russian media reported mass cancellations and panic among tourists.
“Everyone” is scared, a tourist from Moscow told AFP in the port city of Feodosia earlier this week, after a night of Ukrainian drone strikes.
– The sky was like “Star Wars”.
