Situation is very difficult in Crimean hospitals left without electricity – human rights activist

The situation remains serious in the Crimean hospitals, which were left without electricity.

According to representative of the Crimean Human Rights Field Mission Olha Skrypnyk, the Crimean hospitals work on generator units, but they are not enough for all departments. The electricity is supplied to crisis care and operating rooms on a first-priority basis,” the Crimea.Realities portal reports.

“The generator units are used only for the crisis care and operating rooms and in some cases for the intensive care units. The same situation is in the oncology center of Simferopol. It runs on generators, but the generators are also limited, they are only in two main departments. There are difficulties in Sudak, where, as far as we know, the hospitals simply do not have their own generator units, so they are totally dependent on the electricity shortfalls,” Skrypnyk said.

According to the human rights defender, the lack of electricity may pose serious risks to people’s lives.

“There are already a lot of complaints as people cannot call the emergency services because of mobile communication irregularities,” she said.

As the Human Rights Information Center reported, the power pylons were blown up on Saturday, November 21.

The Crimean Tatar activists, who tried to prevent the pylons from being restored, were surrounded by the special forces officers in Kherson region.

The journalists were beaten in clashes, which followed the conflict.