Ukrainian strikes kill four in Crimea, Russian officials say
Kremlin-installed officials said the strikes hit non-residential buildings and a train, while air defenses intercepted more than 20 drones in Sevastopol.
- On Thursday, Ukrainian forces struck Russia-annexed Crimea, with Kremlin-installed officials reporting three deaths in Simferopol and air defenses intercepting more than 52 drones over Sevastopol.
- These strikes follow reciprocal bombardment on Kyiv that killed at least 10 people Tuesday, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky characterized as 'fair' retaliation for recent Russian attacks.
- Local authorities confirmed a fourth fatality during a separate train attack, while TES, the region's largest gas station network, suspended gasoline vouchers amid fuel shortages.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned of a 'real' escalation risk, noting Ukraine has become increasingly effective at conducting long-range strikes deep into Russian territory.
- Attendees at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum, once dubbed 'Russia's Davos,' witnessed black smoke from earlier strikes, highlighting the conflict's reach during the event.
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Ukrainian strikes kill three in Crimea, Russian officials say
A Ukrainian strike killed at least three people in Crimea, the region's Moscow-installed authorities said Thursday, a day after Kyiv targeted energy and military sites in Saint Petersburg where Russia was hosting an economic forum. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from Kyiv, Ukraine.
Four people were killed by Ukrainian strikes in Crimea, announced on Thursday the authorities of this peninsula annexed by Russia. These attacks occur in the aftermath of bombings against energy and military sites in St. Petersburg, where the main Russian economic forum opened. Follow the latest information. - IN DIRECT - War in Ukraine: a strike kills four people in annexed Crimea (International).
Ukraine accuses Russia of systematic attacks on its own logistics infrastructure.
The balance of deaths due to several attacks carried out on Thursday against the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia in 2014, has increased to four, as reported by the local authorities, who have pointed out that in one of them a drone has hit a trolleybus. Crimean governor Sergei Aksionov has pointed out through social networks that a total of three people have died and seven have been injured by "an enemy attack" on several buildings in the c…
The head of the annexed Crimea, Sergei Aksenov, spoke on his television channel about the death of four people in Simferopol in...
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