MOSCOW, June 25 (AFP): Ukrainian drone strikes killed five people, including two children, in Russia and on the Moscow-annexed Crimean peninsula, in attacks that also triggered a fire at a major oil depot in the country's south, local officials said Thursday.
Ukraine has stepped up strikes on Russia in recent months in retaliation for Moscow's near-daily barrages of drones and missiles throughout its five-year offensive.
Russia's defence ministry said it downed 269 Ukrainian drones overnight over Russia and Crimea, which Moscow annexed in 2014.
In Crimea, which Ukraine is trying to cut-off from Russian logistics and supply routes, the Russia-appointed governor Sergey Aksyonov said: "Two people, including a child, were killed and two others wounded ... as a result of overnight enemy attacks.
Drone strikes also killed two people in the border Bryansk region-a 23-year-old driver and 15-year-old girl-and one in the Belgorod region, regional authorities said.
Kyiv insists that the Ukrainian army first and foremost targets military installations and energy infrastructure, in a bid to deprive the Kremlin's war chest of vital fossil fuel revenues.
Ukraine drone attacks kill five in Russia, Crimea
FE Team | Published: June 25, 2026 21:40:37
Ukraine drone attacks kill five in Russia, Crimea
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