Ukraine knocks out power in Russian-occupied Crimea
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 June 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Ukrainian strikes on energy facilities in Russian-occupied Crimea have left its biggest city, Sevastopol, without power. The Moscow-appointed governor urged residents not to panic. Ukraine has been intensifying attacks across Crimea as it attempts to cut off the peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014. The authorities have been forced to suspend fuel sales to the public. Also: as sweltering temperatures continue across Europe, tens of thousands of homes are without power in northern France. Temperatures are set to peak across the country on Wednesday during a record-breaking heatwave. The US Senate has approved a measure demanding that President Trump halt the war in Iran or seek congressional approval before continuing military action. And, how a 5-minute walk every hour can make a tangible improvement to our health and could help to get more work done.
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| 0:27.7 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:33.2 | I'm Nick Miles, and at 14 hours GMT on Wednesday the 24th of June, these are our main stories. |
| 0:39.2 | Ukraine steps up its campaign on Russian-occupied Crimea as energy facilities are hit. |
| 0:45.5 | Red alerts are in place across a number of countries as temperatures continue to soar across parts of Western Europe. |
| 0:51.7 | The US Senate has approved a measure demanding that President Donald Trump |
| 0:55.5 | halt the war in Iran or seek congressional approval before continuing military action. |
| 1:04.1 | Also in this podcast, do you ever find yourself fading throughout the day? |
| 1:08.9 | The study basically showed that a break every hour showed a good |
| 1:11.6 | improvement in productivity, reduced fatigibility through the day, and also an improvement in |
| 1:15.6 | workers' mental health. How movement snacking may help. |
| 1:22.6 | Ukraine has long been outgunned and outmanned in its conflict with Russia. But overnight into Wednesday, |
| 1:30.0 | we got another clear sign about where Kiev excels, drone warfare. The latest Ukrainian |
| 1:36.2 | strikes on the biggest city in Russian-occupied Crimea, Sevastopol, have left it completely without |
| 1:42.1 | electricity. The authorities have been forced to suspend fuel |
| 1:45.3 | sales to the public. These people in Crimea have told the BBC how they're coping. Things have got |
| 1:51.0 | worse since the start of the month. I ordered a generator yesterday and I'm going to pick it up today. |
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