The leaders of Crimea and Sevastopol have declared a regional state of emergency, according to local announcements. The reason for the declaration was not immediately specified in the initial reports.
Authorities in Crimea and the city of Sevastopol have declared a regional state of emergency, as announced by the local leadership on Friday afternoon. The terse statement did not specify the cause of the declaration. The development comes against the backdrop of ongoing instability in the region, which has previously seen reports of gas pipeline strikes (The Zioneer, June 20) and a severe fuel crisis affecting Crimea and other parts of Russia (The Zioneer, June 5). No further details on the nature of the emergency or any associated security measures have been released at this time.
2 developments
- DevelopingUkraine strikes key bridge in northeastern Crimea overnight, aiming to cut supply routes
- DevelopingBridge destroyed in Crimea; peninsula's supply situation described as 'severe'
- DevelopingLarge Ukrainian drone attack targets Crimea infrastructure overnight
- DevelopingUkraine strikes seven bridges, transport links in Kherson and northern Crimea
Source and signal
- Internal intake