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Death Toll From Khorly New Year Cafe Strike Rises to 28

Officials have opened a terrorism case with extensive forensic testing underway.

Overview

  • Crimea’s Health Ministry said a woman hospitalized in Dzhankoy died, bringing fatalities to 28, including two minors.
  • Investigators reported 31 people delivered to medical facilities after the strike, with 14 still hospitalized, five of them children; one child remains in extremely serious condition.
  • Russia’s Investigative Committee opened a criminal case, seized fragments of several drones at the site, and ordered more than 26 medical, genetic, explosive and fire-technical examinations.
  • Regional authorities published updated victim lists identifying 12 of the dead and announced one-time payments of up to 750,000 rubles for the injured and 1 million rubles for families of the deceased.
  • Russian officials attribute the attack to Ukrainian-launched drones, a claim denied by a Ukrainian military spokesman, as the UN chief condemned attacks on civilians and noted the UN cannot verify details.