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The electricity supply in the largest cities of occupied Crimea has been halted, Kryminform reports.
There is no electricity in Simferopol and Simferopol district, Yalta, Feodosia, Sudak, Kerch, Bakhchisaray district and some other settlements, according to Kryminform.
The reasons for the power outage remain unknown.
"We are trying to find out what happened," Krymenergo said, adding that they have no power, either.
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"Taman's automatic emergency response automatics are in action. The reasons are being clarified," he said.