Sevastopol and the rest of Crimea are slowly recovering from a blackout that hit the Russia-annexed peninsula in late November when unidentified attackers blew up pylons of the lines from mainland Ukraine that supplied nearly all its electricity.
The blackout underscored how dependent Crimea remained on Ukraine even after Russia claimed control of the region in March 2014 following a referendum sparked by the political chaos in Ukraine, where the Russia-friendly president fled amid massive protests.
While local schools and hospitals have received expensive equipment and funds for refurbishment from Russia in recent months, Moscow’s investment in Crimea is not evident when …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
