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Newsweek
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Newsweek
Russian Black Sea City Declares Emergency After New Ukraine Strikes
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A Ukrainian drone attack on the Black Sea coast has sparked a state of emergency, according to local officials. The attack on the city of Novorossiysk in Russia's Krasnodar region took place overnight Friday and injured at least five people, according to the city's mayor. Much of Russia's Black Sea Fleet has been moved to the city in the Krasnodar region which is east of Crimea, the peninsula occupied by Russia since 2014, separated by the Kerch Strait. Newsweek has contacted the Ukrainian defense ministry for comment. This illustrative image from August 11, 2023 shows an operator with a reusable airstrike drone called Punisher made by the Ukrainian company UA Dynamics during a test in Kyiv region on August 11, 2023. This illustrative image from August 11, 2023 shows an operator with a reusable airstrike drone called Punisher made by the Ukrainian company UA Dynamics during a test in Kyiv region on August 11, 2023.A Why it matters Often without claiming direct responsibility, Ukraine is continuing to use drones to attack Russian military and energy infrastructure. Russia's use of drones and missiles on Ukraine is also ongoing, as U.S.-led efforts to broker peace falter. What to know Novorossiysk Mayor Andrey Kravchenko said on Telegram a state of emergency had been declared in the city following an overnight attack by Ukraine, which injured at least five people, including two children. Residents posting on social media said that the explosions were heard in Kerch, Feodosia, Novorossiysk, and the airport area near Anapa. "Panic among the civilian population grew—the Crimean bridge was temporarily blocked, and air defense did not always hit where it was needed," reported Ukrainian outlet citing local Telegram channels. A state of emergency was declared in Novorossiysk, russia, following a massive nighttime attack. The Ukrainian attack involved at least: 170 UAVs, 14 unmanned boats, 3 Neptune missiles, 8 Storm Shadow missiles We are awaiting information on the targets hit. — Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 (@jurgen_nauditt) May 3, 2025 Footage from Baza, a Telegram channel said to have links to Russia's security services, showed a building that had been hit. As well as apartment blocks, Kravchenko said that a grain terminal had been damaged. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said last week it had seized a foreign vessel believed to be transporting stolen Ukrainian grain from Russian-occupied territories. In a statement on Saturday, Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defenses downed 170 Ukrainian drones several missiles and 14 naval drones overnight were intercepted overnight Friday mainly over Crimea and Krasnodar region. It comes as Ukraine has stepped up its drone strikes on Russian targets. Ukraine's Commander in Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said on Thursday that Ukrainian drones had destroyed more than 83,000 Russian targets in April, an eight percent increase from the previous month. Meanwhile, Russia continues to strike Ukrainian targets, a drone attack on the northeastern city of Kharkiv injuring at least 47 people on Friday, according to local authorities. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the attack showed Russia is targeting residential buildings at a time when Ukrainians are putting their children to bed and that "only tyrants can give such orders." What people are saying Novorossiysk Mayor Andrey Kravchenko on Telegram: "A state of emergency has been declared in a result of the night attack by the Kyiv regime, apartment buildings … were damaged." What happens next Both sides are likely to continue to launch drone and missile attacks as the U.S. pushes for negotiations to end the war.
The National
29-04-2025
- Business
- The National
Pictures show chaotic power cut aftermath in Spain, Portugal and France
The outage hit Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, and Seville in Spain, as well as Lisbon in Portugal, knocking out subway networks, phone lines, traffic lights and ATM machines. Spanish generator Red Electrica said the incident had affected the Iberian peninsula and is being assessed. Such a widespread outage is rare. The Portuguese Cabinet convened an emergency meeting at the prime minister's residence, and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited Red Electrica to follow efforts to restore power to the grid. The countries have a combined population of more 50 million people, but it was not immediately clear how many were affected. Spain's public broadcaster, RTVE, said a major power outage hit several regions of the country just after midday local time, leaving its newsroom, Spain's parliament in Madrid and subway stations across the country in the dark. This is what a power outage in Europe looks like: subways and airports are down, and the streets are in chaos. According to the latest information, the power outage affected not only Spain and Portugal, but also parts of France, the Netherlands, and Belgium. What exactly… — Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 (@jurgen_nauditt) April 28, 2025 A graph on Spain's electricity network website showing demand across the country indicated a steep drop at around 12.15pm from 27,500MW to near 15,000MW. A couple of hours later, Spain's electricity network operator said it was recovering power in the north and south of the peninsula, which would help to progressively restore the electricity supply nationwide. In Portugal, a country of some 10.6 million people, the outage hit the capital, Lisbon, and surrounding areas, as well as northern and southern parts of the country. Portugal's government said the incident appeared to stem from problems outside the country, an official told national news agency Lusa. 'It looks like it was a problem with the distribution network, apparently in Spain. It's still being ascertained,' Cabinet Minister Leitao Amaro was quoted as saying. The empty center court is seen during a general power blackout during Day Seven of the Mutua Madrid Open at La Caja Magica Portuguese distributor E-Redes said the outage was due to 'a problem with the European electricity system', according to Portuguese newspaper Expresso. The company said it was compelled to cut power in specific areas to stabilise the network, according to Expresso. E-Redes said parts of France also were affected. Several Lisbon subway cars were evacuated, reports said. Also in Portugal, courts stopped work and ATMs and electronic payment systems were affected. Traffic lights in Lisbon stopped working. It was not possible to make calls on mobile phone networks, though some apps were working.
Gulf Business
28-04-2025
- Climate
- Gulf Business
Large parts of Spain, Portugal hit by power outage
Image credit: @TheFirstServeAU/X account Spanish power grid operator E-Redes, a Spanish electricity grid monitoring company, said in a statement it was working on reestablishing connection in phases. Read- 'This is a wider European problem,' it added. ❗️⚡️🇪🇸🇵🇹🇫🇷🇦🇩 – On April 28, 2025, a significant power outage continues to affect Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and parts of France, with no immediate resolution in sight. The blackout has disrupted electricity supply in major cities, including Madrid, Valencia, and Barcelona, as… — 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformant_x) Spanish radio stations said part of the Madrid underground was being evacuated. There were traffic jams at Madrid city centre as traffic lights stopped working, Cader Ser Radio station reported. The Portuguese police said traffic lights were affected across the country, the metro was closed in Lisbon and Porto, and trains were not running. This is what a power outage in Europe looks like: subways and airports are down, and the streets are in chaos. According to the latest information, the power outage affected not only Spain and Portugal, but also parts of France, the Netherlands, and Belgium. What exactly… — Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 (@jurgen_nauditt) The Spanish airport operator AENA says spanish airports suffer some disruptions due to power outage, contingency generators are active and the spanish government has convened a crisis meeting at offices of Red Eléctrica due to power outage, Spanish newspaper El Pais reports. RTE, the grid operator in France also reported that parts of France briefly lost power following outages in Spain and Portugal.
