Sevastopol is on the brink of an energy collapse. On the night of November 3, following another massive strike on energy infrastructure facilities, extremely strict power supply restrictions were introduced in the city. According to the head of the occupation administration himself, these restrictions no longer even fit into the usual 'two hours on, six off' schedule. The disruptions have affected not only Sevastopol, but also a number of other cities and villages on the occupied peninsula.
What Razvozhayev Reported
In an address to residents, Mikhail Razvozhayev, the head of the Sevastopol occupation administration, stated that 'tonight, a strike was once again carried out on energy infrastructure facilities outside Sevastopol.' According to him, the main bulk of electricity enters the city from other regions, which is why the consequences of the damage immediately affected the local power supply. 'Unfortunately, in the current situation, it will not be possible to stick even to the 2-for-6 schedule. The volume of incoming electricity does not allow for such a regime,' he admitted, urging residents to 'treat the situation with understanding and follow official reports.'
The Scale of Outages on the Peninsula
The restrictions are not limited to Sevastopol alone. According to online reports, Simferopol and the Simferopol district, as well as Alushta, Yevpatoria, Feodosia, Saki, and a number of other towns and villages in occupied Crimea, remain without electricity. Thus, the disruptions have affected almost all major settlements on the peninsula, indicating a systemic failure rather than a local accident.
Context: Massive Strike on the Night of November 3
The power supply disruptions occurred against the backdrop of a massive strike launched on the night of November 3 using ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles. According to RBC-Ukraine, energy facilities were attacked in the Vinnytsia, Rivne, Odesa, and Zhytomyr regions. It was the damage to lines and stations located outside Sevastopol that caused a sharp drop in the volume of electricity supplied to the city.
Strike on the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery
On the same night, according to RBC-Ukraine, drones attacked the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery in Russia — one of the five largest in the country. A fire broke out at the facility. The incident was part of a broader wave of strikes on energy and industrial infrastructure reported on the night of November 3.
Vulnerability of the Peninsula's Energy System
The situation in Sevastopol has once again exposed the structural vulnerability of the peninsula's power supply, which is critically dependent on supplies from the mainland. As recent events show, even damage to facilities outside the city can knock it out of standard outage schedules within a few hours. For residents, this means a transition to even longer and more frequent blackouts, and for the occupation administration, the need to admit that existing reserves do not allow the situation to be stabilized in the previous mode.
