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Two dead after Ukraine bombs sanatorium in Crimea – MOD Three dead after Ukraine bombs sanatorium in Crimea – governor
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Fifteen people have also been injured in the strike, the Russian Defense Ministry has said Sixteen people have also been injured in the strike, the Russian Defense Ministry has said
At least two people have been killed and at least fifteen injured after Ukraine bombed a sanatorium in Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Sunday. At least three people were killed and sixteen injured after a Ukrainian strike hit a sanatorium in Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. Crimean regional head Sergey Aksyonov reported that a school building was also damaged.
According to Crimean regional head Sergey Aksenov, a school building was also hit during the attack. The Russian Defense Ministry ministry stated that the attack targeted a “resort area of the Republic of Crimea, where there are no military facilities.”
“As a result of the terrorist attack, according to preliminary information, two civilians were killed and 15 people were injured to varying degrees of severity,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement on its official Telegram channel. Aksyonov said emergency services were working at the site and urged residents to “remain calm and trust only official information.”
The Ukrainian strike targeted a “resort area of the Republic of Crimea, where there are no military facilities,” it added.
Aksenov said that he would be personally monitoring the situation.
“Emergency services are working on scene, and people are receiving all necessary assistance,” he said, adding: “Please remain calm and trust only official information.”
The drone strike led to a fire at a school in the town of Foros, where the sanatorium is located, according to the regional arm of the Russian emergencies ministry. The 80 square meter fire has now been extinguished, it said.The drone strike led to a fire at a school in the town of Foros, where the sanatorium is located, according to the regional arm of the Russian emergencies ministry. The 80 square meter fire has now been extinguished, it said.
In the peninsula’s largest city, Sevastopol, regional head Mikhail Razvozhaev reported that the Russian Black Sea fleet and air defenses are defending against a Ukrainian drone attack near the city.In the peninsula’s largest city, Sevastopol, regional head Mikhail Razvozhaev reported that the Russian Black Sea fleet and air defenses are defending against a Ukrainian drone attack near the city.
“3 drones have been shot down so far,” he said on Telegram on Sunday.“3 drones have been shot down so far,” he said on Telegram on Sunday.
Ukraine has been increasingly turning to long-range drone attacks for strikes inside Russia in recent months as its forces have been beaten back on the battlefield.Ukraine has been increasingly turning to long-range drone attacks for strikes inside Russia in recent months as its forces have been beaten back on the battlefield.
The attacks have targeted Russian energy and civilian infrastructure, killing and injuring dozens of civilians. Moscow has long accused Kiev of deliberately going after Russian civilians and often targeting children.The attacks have targeted Russian energy and civilian infrastructure, killing and injuring dozens of civilians. Moscow has long accused Kiev of deliberately going after Russian civilians and often targeting children.