Ukraine attack kills five as Crimea halts public fuel sales


MOSCOW, June 21 (Reuters) - ⁠Four people were killed and 28 wounded ⁠in a Ukrainian drone attack on the ‌Russian-controlled peninsula of Crimea, the Russian-installed governor said.

Separately, local authorities in Russia's Krasnodar region said a Ukrainian drone attack on ​an oil transport facility, confirmed ⁠by Ukrainian President Volodymyr ⁠Zelenskiy, killed one person on a passenger ferry ⁠and set ‌an oil terminal ablaze.

The Russian Defence Ministry said 239 Ukrainian drones had ⁠been shot down overnight.

Crimean Governor Sergei Aksyonov ​said fuel ‌stations across the peninsula suspended sales to the ⁠public and ​businesses, with supplies restricted to government agencies responsible for essential services and security.

Ukraine has recently intensified drone ⁠attacks on Crimea, home to ​Russia's Black Sea Fleet, targeting the peninsula's supply routes and triggering a fuel crisis as the holiday ⁠season starts.

A local power grid operator reported outages in several areas after damage to electricity networks, while ferry traffic across the Kerch Strait, separating ​Crimea from the Krasnodar region, ⁠was temporarily suspended.

Authorities also halted traffic on the ​bridge linking Crimea with Russia's ‌Krasnodar region for more than ​nine hours, leaving 11 trains running behind schedule.

(Reporting by Reuters, Editing by Louise Heavens)

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