Russian forces respond to Kiev’s attack on Crimea wellness resort
The Ukrainian drone strike left at least three people dead and 16 injured, according to local officials
FILE PHOTO. © Stanislav Krasilnikov; RIA Novosti
Russian forces have carried out a series of targeted strikes on Ukrainian military targets in response to Kiev’s latest terrorist attack in Crimea, the Defense Ministry in Moscow reported on Tuesday.
Ukrainian drones struck a wellness complex in the Russian peninsula on Sunday and also damaged a school building. Three civilians were killed and sixteen were injured. Moscow has stressed that there were no military facilities in the resort area.
On Tuesday, the Defense Ministry stated that overnight, the Russian military carried out strikes against temporary deployment points of Kiev’s special operations forces and foreign mercenaries of the “Ghosts” unit, which it said were responsible for preparing and executing the attack on Crimea.
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Moscow also claimed to have struck UAV storage facilities at the Shkolny airfield in Odessa Region, from which the attack on the Russian peninsula was allegedly launched. The ministry said it also carried out strikes against workshops where Ukrainian drones were assembled.
Ukraine has increasingly turned to long-range drone attacks for strikes inside Russia as its forces have been consistently beaten back on the battlefield.
The attacks, targeting Russian energy and civilian infrastructure, have killed and injured dozens of innocent people. Moscow has long accused Kiev of deliberately targeting Russian citizens and often children.
Russia has repeatedly responded to Kiev’s attacks by launching its own long-range drone and missile strikes. The Defense Ministry has stressed that it exclusively targets Ukrainian military sites such as troop positions, weapons depots and fuel storage facilities, and never attacks innocent people or civilian infrastructure.