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| Crimea without power after pylons 'blown up' | Crimea without power after pylons 'blown up' |
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| Crimea has been plunged into darkness after pylons carrying power lines which supply electricity from Ukraine were reportedly blown up on Saturday night. | Crimea has been plunged into darkness after pylons carrying power lines which supply electricity from Ukraine were reportedly blown up on Saturday night. |
| All four power lines were cut, reports said, leaving the region's two million inhabitants without electricity. | All four power lines were cut, reports said, leaving the region's two million inhabitants without electricity. |
| Images on social media show Ukrainian flags on some damaged pylons - and Crimean Tatar flags on others. | |
| Crimea was annexed by Russia last year, but the Ukrainian authorities have continued to supply power to the area. | Crimea was annexed by Russia last year, but the Ukrainian authorities have continued to supply power to the area. |
| Crimean authorities said they had managed to partially reconnect the cities of Simferopol, Yalta and Saky using generators. | Crimean authorities said they had managed to partially reconnect the cities of Simferopol, Yalta and Saky using generators. |
| Mikhail Sheremet, Crimea's deputy prime minister, said the peninsula's hospitals had backup power sources and would not be affected. | Mikhail Sheremet, Crimea's deputy prime minister, said the peninsula's hospitals had backup power sources and would not be affected. |
| The Crimean Emergencies Ministry has declared a state of emergency and put rescue teams on high alert. | The Crimean Emergencies Ministry has declared a state of emergency and put rescue teams on high alert. |
| "Crimea is completely cut off," Viktor Plakida, the director of Crimea Energy, told Russia's Tass news agency. | "Crimea is completely cut off," Viktor Plakida, the director of Crimea Energy, told Russia's Tass news agency. |
| A local emergency response official told Russia's Tass news agency that Crimea was "operating in standalone mode". But the peninsula can only produce half the power it needs, Mr Sheremet said. | A local emergency response official told Russia's Tass news agency that Crimea was "operating in standalone mode". But the peninsula can only produce half the power it needs, Mr Sheremet said. |
| Two of the four main power lines were cut in an earlier attack on Friday, reports said. | Two of the four main power lines were cut in an earlier attack on Friday, reports said. |
| Ukrainian authorities said they encountered activists blockading the site when they tried to repair the damaged pylons. | Ukrainian authorities said they encountered activists blockading the site when they tried to repair the damaged pylons. |
| "The nature of the damage shows that it took place as a result of shelling or the use of explosive devices," Ukraine's state energy company Ukrenergo said in a statement. | "The nature of the damage shows that it took place as a result of shelling or the use of explosive devices," Ukraine's state energy company Ukrenergo said in a statement. |
| Crimean Tatars, an ethnic group native to the peninsula who oppose Russian rule, held a protest at the site of the broken power lines in Kherson region, Russia's RIA news agency reported. | Crimean Tatars, an ethnic group native to the peninsula who oppose Russian rule, held a protest at the site of the broken power lines in Kherson region, Russia's RIA news agency reported. |