Two dead, five injured in Ukrainian attacks on Crimea and southern Russia, authorities say


MOSCOW, July 23 (Reuters) - ⁠Two people were killed including ⁠a three-year-old child in separate overnight ‌Ukrainian attacks on a southern Russian city and on the Russian-controlled peninsula of Crimea, authorities ​said on Thursday.

Crimean governor ⁠Sergei Aksyonov said ⁠one person died on the peninsula and ⁠four ‌more were injured, including two children.

Falling drone debris sparked ⁠a fire at the home of a ​three-year-old ‌boy in the city of Voronezh, ⁠some 500 ​kilometres (310 miles) south of Moscow, killing him, the regional governor Alexander Gusev ⁠said.

A 19-year-old man sustained minor ​injuries in the attack, which also damaged the roof of a warehouse belonging ⁠to an online marketplace and other buildings.

The governor of the Ulyanovsk region east of Moscow said Ukrainian drones ​had attacked an energy ⁠facility, which caught fire.

The Russian Defence Ministry ​said its air ‌defence units downed 223 ​Ukrainian drones overnight.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Gleb Bryanski, Alexandra Hudson)

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In World

More than 10,000 evacuated in southwestern France as wildfire spreads
Floods in northeast India kill 10, thousands affected
Patchy warnings, outdated plans left victims of Spanish wildfire to fend for themselves
Five security personnel killed in attack in Thailand's south
Immigrant employment in the EU reaches record high, study shows
Death toll in Indian tunnel blast rises to 22
India's Modi promises fast-track courts on exam leaks, protesters want minister to quit
Trump returns to Georgia with election claims, worrying some Republicans
U.S. stocks close lower as market awaits key earnings
Russia says it struck Ukrainian ports and ships

Others Also Read