Crimea begins building up stockpiles of humanitarian aid to ensure "rapid response"

The Russian Red Cross (RRC) has announced that it has begun building up additional stockpiles of humanitarian aid in occupied Crimea to “ensure a rapid response if necessary.” This is stated on the RRC’s website.

The press release notes that a stockpile of 800 food kits and 700 hygiene kits, as well as 43 metric tons of drinking water and rehabilitation equipment, has been assembled in Crimea.

In Sevastopol, the Red Cross has assembled a stockpile of 600 humanitarian kits containing food and hygiene supplies. A water purification unit is also being purchased for the city in case of water supply disruptions.

In addition, in case of a power outage, the Center for Assistance to the Population in Emergency Situations is preparing to receive people who will be able to charge their cell phones, use computers, and access Wi-Fi.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on June 26, the occupying administration of Crimea announced the introduction of a state of emergency on the peninsula. This is allegedly necessary to “resolve economic issues.”

Earlier today, July 12, Refat Chubarov, the chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, stated that some settlements in Crimea have been without electricity for seven days now.

We also reported that on the night of July 7–8, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the “Crimea” transit point, through which electricity is received from the territory of the aggressor country, russia.