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Drones hit historic museum in Crimea as officials reduce nighttime trains for safety
The strike damaged the museum roof as Crimea reduced night train service after a separate drone attack killed one rail worker.
Ukrainian drones struck a historic museum in Sevastopol today, damaging the roof of the site commemorating the 1853-1856 Crimea War. Russian-installed governor Mikhail Razvozhayev vowed on Telegram that the "enemy will pay for this sacrilege!"
Crimea faces fuel shortages and reduced train schedules following recent drone attacks, according to Russian-installed governor Sergei Aksyonov, disrupting logistics across the peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014.
Drone strikes hit an oil hub in Novokuibyshevsk and a fuel site in Rostov, while authorities issued rare air raid alerts in remote industrial regions like Chelyabinsk, Perm, and Tyumen.
Continuing attacks on energy infrastructure forced Moscow to cut oil output, impacting the world's third-largest producer, while officials reported repelling drone attacks within the capital city.
Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected a proposal for face-to-face talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy last week, while the Kremlin claims Ukraine undermines peaceful resolution efforts.
Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, reacted sharply to UNESCO's statement regarding the Ukrainian attack on the museum in Sevastopol.
The June 8 attack came days after Russian officials imposed new restrictions on commercial and passenger transport on major highways leading to the region.