Crimea Extends School Break as Ukrainian Strikes Cut Power; Ukraine Faces Emergency Outages and Water Shutoffs

Crimea has extended its school break until November 9 after a power outage that began on November 3. The region’s Russian‑appointed governor, Sergei Aksyonov, said the extension was necessary because the peninsula had lost electricity overnight and was still without power the next day. Energy Ministry officials confirmed that Ukrainian forces had struck Crimea’s transmission lines, part of a campaign launched in June to disrupt the enclave’s electricity supply. The outages have also hampered water delivery, forcing residents to rely on emergency supplies. Across mainland Ukraine, Russian attacks on energy infrastructure have triggered emergency power cuts in several regions, including Kyiv, where the city’s water utility shut off the supply for hours. The attacks have disrupted public transport and prompted the opening of warming centers in the hardest‑hit districts.