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Serviceman kills 3 civilians and 1 soldier in Russian-held Crimea, governor says
CBS News • • world
Key Points:
- A serviceman in Russian-held Crimea opened fire on fellow soldiers and civilians in Khmelnytske, Sevastopol, killing four and wounding four, according to the Moscow-installed governor Mikhail Razvozhayev.
- The shooter first targeted soldiers, killing one and wounding another, then killed three civilians aged 59, 64, and 71, and wounded three more before being detained; the motive remains unclear.
- Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, remains strategically important amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, with recent Ukrainian attacks disrupting Russian supply lines and causing fuel shortages on the peninsula.
- In related incidents, a drone strike near Moscow killed five people and wounded 10, while a drone attack on a crowded beach in southern Russia's Krasnodar region killed seven, with officials attributing the latter to Ukraine.
- Both Russia and Ukraine have employed electronic jamming to defend against drones, leading to some drones crash-landing during the conflict.
