# Crimea extends school break after Ukrainian strikes leave peninsula without power

https://mins.news/en/item/129477

- Meduza, 2026-11-04 18:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/04/occupied-crimea-extends-school-break-as-ukrainian-strikes-leave-the-peninsula-without-power

> Crimea has extended its school break amid power outages, Russia-appointed regional head Sergei Aksyonov said, citing the “current difficult situation.” Classes are expected to resume November 9. The outages began overnight on November 3; Russia’s Energy Ministry later said Ukrainian strikes on energy infrastructure caused them. Ukraine began a campaign in June to disrupt Crimea’s electricity supply, leading to repeated outages and water-supply problems.

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