Ukraine attack kills five as Crimea halts public fuel sales

MOSCOW: Four people were killed and ​28 wounded in ​a Ukrainian drone attack on ​the Russian-controlled peninsula of Crimea, the Russian-installed governor said.

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 passenger ferry and set an oil terminal ablaze.

The Russian Defence Ministry said 239 Ukrainian drones ​had been shot down ⁠overnight.


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.

Ukraine has recently 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.

A local power grid operator reported outages in ​several areas ​after damage ⁠to electricity networks, while ferry traffic across the Kerch Strait, separating Crimea from the Krasnodar region, ​was temporarily suspended.

Authorities also halted traffic on the bridge linking Crimea with Russia's Krasnodar region for more than nine hours, leaving 11 trains running behind schedule.