Ukraine attack kills five as Crimea halts public fuel sales
Russian-backed authorities said civilian fuel sales were suspended after a Ukrainian drone barrage killed 4 people and wounded 28 in Crimea.
- On Sunday, June 21, 2026, Moscow-backed Crimean governor Sergey Aksyonov suspended fuel sales at gas stations for individuals and legal entities, reserving supply exclusively for government agencies ensuring the Republic's security.
- Intensifying Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, including a major fuel depot fire in Crimea, have sparked a severe crisis with petrol stations facing limited supply and long queues.
- Multiple deaths and injuries followed Ukrainian drone attacks across Crimea, Krasnodar, and eastern Ukraine, with four people killed and 28 injured on the Crimean Peninsula, plus three killed and 22 wounded in Dnipropetrovsk and Poltava.
- Confirming the operations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his forces hit facilities "on both sides of the Crimean Bridge," including maritime logistics and an oil depot in temporarily occupied Kerch.
- Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's defence minister, stated Kyiv is attempting to isolate Crimea into an "island," warning that "logistics are being cut off" and "this could lead to some very unexpected consequences for the Russians.
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Ukrainian Drone Attack Kills Four Civilians in Crimea, Governor Halts Gas Sales
A Ukrainian drone attack in Crimea on Sunday killed at least four civilians, according to Crimea's governor, who later announced a halt to gas sales as the peninsula is facing a fuel crisis due to Ukraine's targeting of its oil supply. "Unfortunately, there have been civilian casualties as a result…
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