Payphones have started to be installed in occupied Crimea – 24 communication points have appeared in five cities, “Suspilne Krym” reports.
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The publication specifies that payphones have been installed in cities such as Dzhankoy, Yevpatoria, Kerch, Armyansk, and Yany Kapu (Krasnoperekopsk).
It is announced that they are installed so that people can call the police, emergency medical services, gas emergency services, or rescuers in cases where mobile communication does not work or there is no electricity.
“Due to power supply disruptions in cities across the peninsula, landline phones have been provided for emergency services. Important: in case of a complete power outage and lack of mobile communication, 24 phones are operational. They can be used to call firefighters at 101, police at 102, emergency medical services at 103, gas emergency services at 104, and the general emergency number 112,” states the report from the occupying telecommunications operator “Miranda”.
According to the provided data, 5 payphones have been installed in Dzhankoy and Yany Kapu, 6 in Armyansk and Yevpatoria, and 2 in Kerch.
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“The occupying authorities explain this by the need to ensure the ability to call emergency services. The first payphones have already appeared in Dzhankoy and Yevpatoria. Five phones have been installed in Dzhankoy, and one phone has been placed in Theater Square in Yevpatoria. This is further evidence that civilian infrastructure is deteriorating in the occupied peninsula,” stated activists of the “Yellow Ribbon” resistance movement operating in Crimea.
Earlier, UNIAN reported that due to Ukrainian strikes on occupied Crimea, Russian tourists began canceling reservations in guesthouses. This led to a shortage of gasoline, complicating the supply of food and other essential goods to various establishments. In addition, electricity and water supply are cut off for most of the day in most settlements on the peninsula. As “The Guardian” notes, residents of Crimea are disappointed with both the Russian-appointed local authorities and the Kremlin, which promised to protect the peninsula.
It was also reported that mobile communication and internet would only work for a few hours a day in some Crimean cities. The Center for Countering Disinformation stated that residents of Dzhankoy would only be able to access mobile communication and the internet for eight hours a day, and for the rest of the time, the network would be completely shut down.
According to analysts, this is an attempt by the Russian occupying forces to complicate the transmission of data about the movement of their equipment and soldiers. Another possible reason for such a policy is the desire to maintain strict control over the information space on the peninsula and to isolate local residents from information undesirable to the Kremlin.
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