Ukraine launched several drones targeting the Russian-controlled peninsula of Crimea, killing four people and wounding 28 others, according to the Russian-installed governor.
In a separate incident, a Ukrainian drone attack killed one person on a passenger ferry in Russia’s Krasnodar region and set an oil terminal on fire, said the local authorities.
The ferry service across the Kerch Strait, which separates Crimea from the Krasnodar region, has been suspended temporarily.
Earlier, Ukrainian President confirmed that a long-range drone strike successfully targeted an oil-processing facility in Russia’s Tyumen region, located over 2,000 kilometres from Ukraine’s border.
Zelenskyy said that the operation was carried out by the newly upgraded ‘Fire Point’ (FP) drones, which he noted were capable of reaching a 3,000-kilometre range.
“Our long-range sanctions have reached Russia’s Tyumen region – another oil-processing facility, over 2,000 kilometers from our state border. An effective strike. The job was carried out by the new, upgraded FP drones that can now reach targets at distances of 3,000 kilometers. I am grateful to the Fire Point engineers,” Zelenskyy said.
Our long-range sanctions have reached Russia’s Tyumen region – another oil-processing facility, over 2,000 kilometers from our state border. An effective strike.
The job was carried out by the new, upgraded FP drones that can now reach targets at distances of 3,000 kilometers.…
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa)
“Our mid-range strikes against military targets in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine are also ongoing and having a real impact on Russian military logistics,” he added.
‘Justified response to Russian attacks’
The attack comes after several Ukrainian drones hit multiple locations across Moscow, setting ablaze an oil refinery on Thursday (Jun 18).
The missile salvo prompted the Russian capital’s airport to suspend flights. The traffic on the city’s ring road, near the oil refinery, was also halted.
The Russian authorities said that the country’s air defence systems intercepted and downed 555 Ukrainian drones over multiple regions over several regions overnight.
“Air defence forces are continuing to repel a large-scale attack. Several drones managed to reach the [Moscow oil refinery],” said Sergei Sobyanin, Moscow’s mayor. He said that a shopping centre was also damaged in the strikes.
Zelenskyy, confirming the strikes, said that his forces struck the Moscow oil refinery for the second time this week, as well as targets in Rostov and occupied regions.
Calling the operations a justified response to Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian communities, he thanked his country’s defence and intelligence sectors for crippling Russia’s war infrastructure.
“Last night, our long-range sanctions once again reached the Moscow region – for the second time this week, the Moscow oil refinery was hit. Targets were also struck in the Rostov region and in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. This is a fully justified response to Russian attacks on our cities and communities, and another important result of our warriors’ work against facilities that sustain Russia’s war machine,” Zelenskyy said.
