Crimea declares economic emergency as Ukraine drone strikes persist; Russian attack kills two

Russia-installed authorities in Crimea announced a state of emergency to deal with economic issues, stopping fuel sales to private motorists and suspending tourism and children's summer camps. The governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, said restrictions on power use had been lifted following work by emergency crews, but he cautioned residents not to turn on all powerful appliances at once.

I am asking you to please be careful. Do not turn on all powerful appliances at once. You should increase the load on the network gradually so the system can stabilise. Our energy workers were working around the clock and doing everything possible in these tough conditions.

Ukrainian drone attacks on energy and industrial facilities across Russia have deepened fuel shortages, with people reporting rising prices and long queues at filling stations. The Russian defence ministry said 660 drones were destroyed over 12 regions and Crimea overnight, the highest number this year. Among the targets, the Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk was hit for a second time in two weeks, while airstrikes on the Orenburg gas processing plant prompted Kazakhstan to cut oil and gas condensate output at its Karachaganak field by about a quarter.

In Ukraine, a Russian drone strike killed two passengers aboard a minibus in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, and injured 12, including two children.