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Russia Says Ukrainian Drones Hit Foros Resort in Crimea, Killing Civilians

Reuters says it cannot independently verify the reports.

Overview

  • Russia’s Defence Ministry said drones struck around 19:30 Moscow time, calling it a premeditated terrorist attack on a civilian target and reporting two dead and 15 injured.
  • Crimea’s Moscow-appointed leader Sergei Aksyonov later reported three dead and 16 injured, saying a sanatorium in Foros was targeted and a school was damaged.
  • Local authorities said falling debris sparked fires on open ground near Yalta along Crimea’s southern shore.
  • Sevastopol governor Mikhail Rozvozhayev said air defences downed three drones in the area.
  • Ukrainian officials have not commented, and Russia’s Foreign Ministry denounced the incident as terrorism while blaming NATO and the EU for destabilization.