Overview
- The Investigative Committee says 27 people were killed, including two minors, and 31 were taken to hospitals with injuries, five of them children.
- The Health Ministry reports 14 victims remain hospitalized in Crimea and Kherson, with one child in extremely critical condition and several others seriously hurt.
- Investigators say fragments of several drones were seized at the scene and more than 26 medical, genetic, explosive and fire examinations have been ordered.
- Occupation authorities name a Ukrainian UAV unit known as "Ptitsy Mad’yara" as possible perpetrators, while Ukraine’s General Staff denies responsibility and says it targets only military objectives.
- Regional officials say at least 100 people were inside the cafe and hotel complex during the New Year gathering, days of mourning have been declared, and nine victims have been identified so far.