Ukrainian attack on Crimea kills five, Russian officials say
Attacks continue on the ground as Moscow expels Romania’s consul general in a tit-for-tat move.
At least five people have been killed in a Ukrainian attack on Russia and the Crimean peninsula as Kyiv steps up strikes, according to the Russian-appointed governor in the annexed region.
Crimea Governor Sergey Aksyonov said two people, including a child, were killed and two others wounded following “overnight enemy attacks” into Thursday.
Drone strikes killed two people in the bordering region of Bryansk and one person was killed in Belgorod region, authorities said.
Russia’s defence ministry said 269 Ukrainian drones were downed over Russia and Crimea overnight.
The head of the Krasnoarmeysk district in Krasnodar Krai said debris from a drone strike triggered an oil depot fire.
“Following the fall of UAV debris, a fire broke out at the Poltavskaya oil depot,” Aleksandr Kharitonov wrote on Russia’s state-run Max platform.
Authorities in Crimea will impose power cuts across the peninsula following the Ukrainian attacks, Aksyonov said.
“Energy infrastructure has been damaged by hostile attacks. Consequently, temporary power outages will be implemented across Crimea,” the Moscow-installed governor posted on Telegram.
At the same time, Russia attacked three rail locomotives, killing one driver and hit two petrol stations across Ukraine on Thursday, officials there said.
Locomotives were hit in the northeast Sumy region and in the Zaporizhzhia region in the south, Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, CEO of state rail group Ukrzaliznytsia, said on Facebook.
With no end in sight, Russia and Ukraine have both attacked fuel and transport facilities during the war, hoping to cut off supplies to each other’s troops and gain an edge along the front line.
Amid attacks, regional diplomatic tensions also continue to simmer.
Russia on Thursday expelled Romania’s consul general in St Petersburg in a move that the Romanian foreign ministry called “predictable.”
Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement that Romanian envoy Cristian Istrate was handed a note “declaring the Consul General of Romania in St. Petersburg persona non grata.”
The note also set out the “upcoming closure of the consular office of this country located there”.
The move came after Romania shut the Russian mission in the Romanian port city of Constanta last month.
Relations between the two countries have worsened after a Russian drone smashed into an apartment in the Romanian city of Galati, on the border of Ukraine, last month.
The drone crash, which wounded two people, also sparked fury from Romania and its NATO and EU allies, both of which Bucharest is a part of.
Also on Thursday, the French navy seized another tanker it said was linked to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” as part of Europe’s efforts to enforce sanctions on Moscow and restrict its main revenue streams.
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Overnight attacks between Ukrainian and Russian forces resulted in reported casualties on both sides. Russian officials said five people were killed across annexed Crimea and border regions, while Russia reported intercepting hundreds of drones. Both nations targeted transport and fuel infrastructure. In parallel diplomatic moves, Russia and Romania exchanged expulsions of consular staff, continuing a cycle begun by a drone incident near Romania's border. European enforcement actions against Russian sanctions evasion proceeded separately.
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Attacks continue on the ground as Moscow expels Romania’s consul general in a tit-for-tat move.
At least five people have been killed in a Ukrainian attack on Russia and the Crimean peninsula as Kyiv steps up strikes, according to the Russian-appointed governor in the annexed region.
Crimea Governor Sergey Aksyonov said two people, including a child, were killed and two others wounded following “overnight enemy attacks” into Thursday.
Drone strikes killed two people in the bordering region of Bryansk and one person was killed in Belgorod region, authorities said.
Russia’s defence ministry said 269 Ukrainian drones were downed over Russia and Crimea overnight.
The head of the Krasnoarmeysk district in Krasnodar Krai said debris from a drone strike triggered an oil depot fire.
“Following the fall of UAV debris, a fire broke out at the Poltavskaya oil depot,” Aleksandr Kharitonov wrote on Russia’s state-run Max platform.
Authorities in Crimea will impose power cuts across the peninsula following the Ukrainian attacks, Aksyonov said.
“Energy infrastructure has been damaged by hostile attacks. Consequently, temporary power outages will be implemented across Crimea,” the Moscow-installed governor posted on Telegram.
At the same time, Russia attacked three rail locomotives, killing one driver and hit two petrol stations across Ukraine on Thursday, officials there said.
Locomotives were hit in the northeast Sumy region and in the Zaporizhzhia region in the south, Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, CEO of state rail group Ukrzaliznytsia, said on Facebook.
With no end in sight, Russia and Ukraine have both attacked fuel and transport facilities during the war, hoping to cut off supplies to each other’s troops and gain an edge along the front line.
Amid attacks, regional diplomatic tensions also continue to simmer.
Russia on Thursday expelled Romania’s consul general in St Petersburg in a move that the Romanian foreign ministry called “predictable.”
Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement that Romanian envoy Cristian Istrate was handed a note “declaring the Consul General of Romania in St. Petersburg persona non grata.”
The note also set out the “upcoming closure of the consular office of this country located there”.
The move came after Romania shut the Russian mission in the Romanian port city of Constanta last month.
Relations between the two countries have worsened after a Russian drone smashed into an apartment in the Romanian city of Galati, on the border of Ukraine, last month.
The drone crash, which wounded two people, also sparked fury from Romania and its NATO and EU allies, both of which Bucharest is a part of.
Also on Thursday, the French navy seized another tanker it said was linked to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” as part of Europe’s efforts to enforce sanctions on Moscow and restrict its main revenue streams.
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At least five people were killed in attacks on Crimea, Bryansk, and Belgorod region according to Russian-appointed officials Russia's defence ministry said 269 Ukrainian drones were downed overnight Ukrainian attacks damaged energy infrastructure in Crimea, prompting announced power cuts Russia attacked Ukrainian rail locomotives and petrol stations, killing one driver Russia expelled Romania's consul general from St Petersburg following Romania's closure of the Russian consular mission in Constanta last month A Russian drone crashed in the Romanian city of Galati on the border with Ukraine last month, wounding two people France seized another tanker linked to Russia's shadow fleet as part of European sanctions enforcement Kyiv is stepping up strikes as the conflict continues with no end in sight Both nations attack fuel and transport facilities hoping to cut off supplies and gain advantage along the front line
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- Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least five people across Crimea, Bryansk, and Belgorod regions according to Russian officials; Russia claimed to have downed 269 Ukrainian drones overnight
- Ukrainian attacks damaged energy infrastructure in Crimea, prompting announced power cuts, and hit Russian rail and fuel facilities; Russia struck Ukrainian rail infrastructure and petrol stations
- Russia expelled Romania's consul general from St Petersburg in retaliation for Romania's closure of the Russian consular mission in Constanta; tensions follow a Russian drone crash in Romania last month
- France seized another vessel linked to Russia's shadow fleet as European enforcement of sanctions continues