Section: US & Canada
Explosions at Ukrainian Towers Leave Crimea Without Power
Explosions at Ukrainian transmission towers leave most of Crimea without electricity …read more Source: ABC...
Explosions at Ukrainian towers leave Crimea without power
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Energy Ministry says nearly 2 million people on the Crimean Peninsula are without electricity after two transmission towers in Ukraine were damaged by explosions. …read more Source: U.S....
Electricity from Ukraine to Crimea shut off after power pylons blown up: Russian media
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Electricity supplies from Ukraine to Crimea were entirely shut off on Saturday night after power pylons in Ukraine were… …read more Source:...
Crimea reportedly under state of emergency after losing electricity
The entire region of Crimea is under a state of emergency Sunday after losing power when two of the region’s remaining power pylons were blown up, according to a published report. …read more Source: FOX...
Massive Blackout In Crimea After Transmission Towers ‘Blown Up’ By Unknown Parties
Two million people living in Crimea were cloaked in darkness Saturday night after four transmission towers ferrying power lines into the disputed region from Ukraine reportedly exploded. The pylons were “blown up” by an unknown party, Russian media reported, and images circulating on social media appeared to show Ukrainian flags hanging from the...
State Of Emergency Declared In Crimea After Power Black Out
Regional officials in Crimea say a state of emergency was introduced on the peninsula early on November 22 after the disruption of electricity supplies from Ukraine’s Kherson region to the north. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Saboteurs blow up transmission towers, knocking out power to Crimea, Russian government says
MOSCOW — The Russian government announced a state of emergency in the disputed Crimean peninsula late Saturday evening after power to the region was suddenly cut in an apparent act of sabotage in neighboring Ukraine. Two electricity transmission towers were destroyed in at least one explosion Saturday evening in Ukraine’s Kherson region,...
Blackout Hits Crimea After Power Line Blasts, Russia Says
Russia says the Crimean Peninsula has been plunged into darkness, following reports of explosions at four main power lines supplying electricity from Ukraine to the disputed territory. It wasn’t clear early Sunday whether the blasts occurred in Ukrainian territory or in Crimea, which Russia annexed last year despite international outrage...
Ukraine Marks Euromaidan’s Second Anniversary
People across Ukraine are marking the Day of Dignity and Freedom, a holiday commemorating the 2013 beginning of the Euromaidan protests that ousted former President Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Merkel: 10 years in office and no signs of stopping
Over Merkel’s decade in charge, she has presided over Germany’s strong re-emergence on the world scene — showing leadership in the European financial crisis, pioneering the use of renewable energies and embracing a role as a key negotiator in the Ukraine conflict and a moral authority in Europe’s migrant crisis. At home, the...
