Protest held in Russia's Krasnodar due to power outages, protesters being detained – photo, video

Disgruntled residents of the Russian city of Krasnodar have blocked a street due to a power outage.

Source: Ostorozhno Novosti (Beware, News) media outlet; Novaya Gazeta Europe, a Russian socio-political newspaper

Details: Residents of several residential estates took to the streets to protest, stating that electricity had been cut off daily, and on Saturday, there was no power for 24 hours straight.

The Russians are complaining about the heat and seek to draw the attention of the authorities.

The region's governor claimed that the blackout was caused by "abnormal heat and a huge load on the power grid" and that "the supply of electricity to the region depends on the operation of the Rostov nuclear power plant".

Russian law enforcers have reportedly detained at least two residents.

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