Residents across many streets in Sevastopol experienced a power outage, a disruption confirmed by the regional electrical grid enterprise Sevastopolenergo via the social platform VKontakte. The outage was first logged on March 1 at 16:59 Moscow time, affecting several neighborhoods and leaving portions of Lenin, Ushakov, Petrov, and Kapitanskaya streets without electricity at various intervals.
Additional affected areas included Kovpak and Ivan Golubets streets, while Rudnev, Pozharova, Kievskaya, and Karantinnaya streets also reported power interruptions. In response, the operations team was deployed to identify and repair the technological breach causing the outage, with efforts focused on reconnecting homes and restoring services as swiftly as possible.
RIA News cited Sevastopol’s deputy governor Evgeny Gorlov, who stated that restoration work could take between 15 minutes and two hours. Officials emphasized ongoing communication with consumers as crews worked to stabilize the supply and confirm the full restoration timeline. In parallel, an air raid alert had been declared citywide, with the special regime remaining in effect for about an hour. Sevastopol authorities warned residents that air defense systems were active and closely monitored during the outage period.
Earlier incidents in the Kursk region involved three settlements that lost electricity following an attack by a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle, highlighting ongoing regional vulnerability to network disturbances and security-related disruptions. Throughout Sevastopol, authorities and utility teams coordinated to keep residents informed and to minimize disruption while service was restored. The overall response demonstrated the persistent need for rapid fault isolation, transparent communication with the public, and robust contingency planning to maintain critical infrastructure during emergencies.