Due to systematic attacks on the energy infrastructure and logistics routes in the occupied Crimea, the social crisis is deepening.
According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, in just the last few months the peninsula, which the Russian invaders have effectively turned into a giant military base, has faced a number of extremely serious problems. This is reported by ArmyINFORM, the PromPolitInform portal reports.
“Problems with fuel, electricity and water supply are becoming more acute. Food prices have increased several times. The so-called holiday season has failed. The Muscovite population brought to the peninsula is increasingly returning back to Russia,” the GUR notes.
Thus, last month, long power outages were observed throughout the territory of Crimea, which affected about 1.4 million subscribers from July 14 to 20 alone, which also led to problems with water supply.
“In Dzhankoy, Yana Kapu and Armyansk, power outages were recorded for at least eight out of ten days after the start of the blackout, in Sevastopol – for seven days. At the same time, water was cut off in Alushta for seven days, in Simferopol – for six, and in Yevpatoria – for five. In some settlements, there was no power for more than ten days; in Yevpatoria, since July 2, electricity has been practically not supplied during the day, returning it at night for only four to five hours,” the material says.
In addition, due to the shortage of gasoline on the occupied peninsula, prices have increased significantly. In particular, according to official data alone, fuel prices there rose by 18–25%.
“Gasoline at gas stations in most areas of temporarily occupied Crimea in July 2026 appeared once every two or three days, queues exceeded a kilometer, and the cost of a liter of AI-95 reached 269 rubles at the gas station and up to 300 rubles from resellers,” the report says.
This state of affairs has predictably led to an increase in food prices, as a result of which certain goods on the TOT of Crimea cost significantly more than in the neighboring Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation.
For example, kefir has risen in price by 167%, eggs by 149%, white bread by 131%.
Another consequence of the crisis was the mass closure of 398 public catering establishments, which is 42.1% more than last year, and the complete failure of the holiday season.
“Sales of individual manufacturers have fallen by 70%, forcing them to seek sales on marketplaces and in networks outside the peninsula. Real estate rental in occupied Crimea has fallen sharply due to the lack of demand. The cost of daily rent on the southern coast of the peninsula has decreased by 30–50%, long-term rent in Simferopol has become cheaper by about 13%, and apartments that used to be rented out in a few days are now idle for weeks,” the intelligence agency states.
