Southern Russians protest frequent power outages amidst heatwave
8:24 PM EDT, July 21, 2024
Power problems in Ukraine are linked to Russian attacks on Ukrainian power plants. However, residents of cities in southern Russia are experiencing similar issues. For instance, residents of Krasnodar blocked a street in protest against power outages. In Yeysk, desperate residents recorded a video asking Vladimir Putin for help.
On Saturday, residents of Krasnodar in southern Russia blocked a street to protest the increasing frequency of power outages. According to residents, power was initially shut off once a week, then three times a week, and now for 12-15 hours daily. The police arrested at least two people.
Following this, residents of Anapa organized a similar protest. The Baza portal reported that people blocked part of the traffic lanes at a busy intersection, allowing only ambulances to pass. A power company representative addressed the dissatisfied residents and assured them that power generators were already on their way. The police were present, but there were no reports of arrests.
Meanwhile, residents of Yeysk on the Sea of Azov, in a desperate act, decided to appeal directly to Vladimir Putin for help.
- Vladimir Vladimirovich, we, the residents of appartment buildings on Karl Liebknecht Street in Yeysk, Krasnodar region, appeal to you as the guarantor of our constitutional rights to personal safety and dignified life. In our apartment buildings and the surrounding area, there was a total lack of electricity supply in the period our apartments and the surrounding area from 11:30 18 July to 00:08 July 19, that more than 12 hours - said a man, surrounded by several residents in the video.
The man complains that in the extreme heat, this situation is particularly burdensome. He points out that there are entertainment venues in the city that have power all the time. He asks for help.
- We understand the complexity of the situation with the supply of electricity to our city, but we ask for help in the matter of establishing a fair electricity supply schedule by the companies supplying our apartment buildings, he adds.
City authorities claim that the outages are related to recent problems at the Rostov nuclear power plant, reports the independent Russian portal ASTRA.
