Event: Russian

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videolink in Moscow on Thursday. | Sputnik / POOL / VIA AFP-JIJI Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine is rebounding on Russia in Crimea, amid escalating attacks on the Black Sea peninsula that he annexed in 2014.Ukrainian drone and missile strikes are disrupting Russian logistics and supply routes to Crimea, plunging the region into crisis as officials resort to emergency measures. Electricity blackouts leave thousands of residents without running water while many Russians complain they’re unable even to flee because of a ban on fuel sales at filling stations.Even the port city of Sevastopol, home to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet before the war, is not immune from the difficulties following attacks on its power grid this week, which also disabled water pumping stations. The local utility company deployed mobile tankers to supply residents. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.By subscribing, you can help us get the story right. SUBSCRIBE NOW