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Back to the Future: 70 Street Payphones Installed in Crimea

Devices are needed for emergency communication during blackouts

About 70 street payphones have appeared in resort towns and villages in Crimea. Residents and guests of the peninsula can use them in case of power outages and mobile communication disruptions.

Telephone booth, illustrative photo Image source: "Pervyy Tekhnicheskiy" // NA

Where telephone booths were placed:

  • Kerch
  • Feodosia
  • Dzhankoy
  • Krasnoperekopsk
  • Armyansk
  • Sudak
  • Belogorsk
  • Alushta
  • Yalta
  • Yevpatoria
  • Saki
  • in the villages of Lenino, Kirovskoye, Gurzuf, Nikita, and Massandra

Since June 2026, a limited energy consumption regime has been in effect in Crimea. The deficit is particularly acute in the north of the peninsula.

The region also has problems in the fuel sector. Due to logistical difficulties, gasoline and diesel fuel at Crimean gas stations are dispensed according to limits set by the authorities.

An emergency roaming regime has been introduced in Crimea, allowing subscribers to switch to other mobile operators' towers without additional charge. The most heavily loaded base stations are connected to backup generators.

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