Crimea Through the Blackout

Men stand near the front door of a shop on which an announcement (top R), which reads "Closed, no power!", can be seen, in Simferopol, Crimea.



A state of emergency has been declared in Crimea after pylons carrying electricity from Ukraine were blown up, cutting off power to almost two million people.

An employee works at a shopping center, with power turned off inside, in Simferopol.

An employee works at an appliance shop lit with candles due to a power cut, in Simferopol.

A customer visits a grocery lit with candles due to a power cut, in Simferopol.

Ravshan, a Crimean Tatar, carries firewood while using a burning oil lamp due to a power cut inside his house in the village of Strogonovka, Simferopol district.

A single light illuminates a room during a blackout at a residential building in Simferopol.