MOSCOW (Reuters) – Four people were killed and 28 wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian-controlled peninsula of Crimea, ‌the Russian-installed governor said.
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Separately, local authorities in Russia’s Krasnodar region said a Ukrainian drone attack on an oil transport facility, confirmed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, killed one person on a â passenger ferry and set an oil terminal ablaze.
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The Russian Defence Ministry said 239 Ukrainian drones had been shot down overnight.
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Crimean Governor Sergei Aksyonov said fuel stations across the peninsula suspended sales to the ​public and businesses, with supplies restricted to ​government agencies responsible for essential services and security.
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Ukraine has ‌recently â intensified drone attacks on Crimea, home to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, targeting the peninsula’s supply routes and triggering a fuel crisis as the holiday season starts.
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A local power â grid operator reported outages in several areas after damage to electricity networks, while ferry traffic across the Kerch â Strait, separating Crimea from the Krasnodar region, was temporarily suspended.
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Authorities also halted traffic on the â bridge linking Crimea with Russia’s Krasnodar region for more than nine hours, leaving 11 trains running behind schedule.