Crimea blackout: occupation authorities say state of emergency to last until New Year

The State of emergency, earlier introduced in the Russian-occupied Crimea will not be lifted until the New Year, that’s according to Sergey Aksyonov, leader of Crimea’s occupation authorities who spoke in an interview with TASS news agency.

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"I think that the state of emergency will last at least until the New Year, until everything comes back to normal," he said.

He stressed that the launch of the first line of the energy bridge will not solve the problem completely. Give the start of the heating season, it will close only half the needs of the peninsula.

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