Soldier kills four, including civilians, in Crimea, Moscow-installed governor says
Crimea, a peninsula illegally annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, has for weeks been the target of Ukrainian retaliatory attacks aimed at disrupting the logistics of Russian forces deployed in southern Ukraine.
A soldier in Russian-annexed Crimea carried out a shooting spree, resulting in the deaths of four individuals. Regional governor Mikhail Razvozhayev reported that the gunman engaged in a random attack, first targeting fellow soldiers before moving on to civilians. Three people were killed in the village of Khmelnytske - a 71-year-old man, a 59-year-old man, and a 64-year-old woman.
Two additional individuals sustained injuries during the incident. The motive behind the shooting remains under investigation, and the attacker has not been publicly identified or disclosed to have served in any specific branch of the Russian armed forces. Authorities are working diligently to save the wounded, and the governor advised the public to rely solely on official information and refrain from spreading unverified rumors regarding the attacker's identity or motives.
Russia has been in control of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula since 2014, with the majority of the international community viewing the annexation as an unlawful occupation. Russia maintains a significant military presence in the region, which has been targeted by Ukrainian drone and missile strikes.
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