A devastating snowstorm wreaked havoc in Ukraine and annexed Crimea, claiming 10 lives and leaving 23 people injured, including 2 children. Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko confirmed casualties in multiple regions, with Odessa and Mikolaiv particularly affected. The storm also caused power outages in 411 settlements across 11 regions in Ukraine. In Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, two fatalities were reported due to the severe weather conditions