Ukraine drone attacks cut power and water in Crimea, hit Russian petrochemical plant

Russia seized the peninsula in 2014, and it has since been a regular target of Ukrainian attacks (Representative image: PTI). Ukrainian drone attacks disrupted electricity and water supplies in Russian-occupied Crimea on Saturday, while a separate barrage damaged industrial infrastructure in southeastern Russia, according to Russian and Ukrainian officials.Moscow's installed head of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said restrictions on electricity and water supplies had been imposed following damage to the main power grids outside the peninsula. AFP reported.“As a result of an incident that occurred on the main power grids outside our region, caused by an enemy attack using a drone, restrictions on the supply of electricity and water have been put in place,” Aksyonov wrote on Telegram.However, he did not specify how many households were affected in Crimea, which has a population of more than 2.5 million.Russia seized the peninsula in 2014, and it has since been a regular target of Ukrainian attacks.Russia's defence ministry said its forces had shot down 616 Ukrainian drones overnight across more than 20 regions. Local Russian authorities reported several injuries caused by falling drone de...