killed in drone attack

Moscow (dpa) — At least two people have been killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea, the Russian-occupied peninsula’s governor said on Friday.

Sergei Aksyonov said on Telegram that one person was also injured in the attack on a block of flats in the city of Kerch.

Crimea, which is also regarded as a staging ground for Russian troops in Moscow’s war against Ukraine, has been facing intensified drone attacks from Kiev for months, with civilians coming in the firing line.

The Ukrainian drone attacks have also triggered an energy crisis on the peninsula, which is usually popular with tourists in the summer. Attacks on energy infrastructure have led to prolonged power cuts and a petrol crisis after Ukraine bombed tankers carrying fuel supplies.

Residents are complaining about high prices at petrol stations and the cost of living, while the hotel and catering sectors are suffering from a lack of tourists.

The Ukrainian drone forces have promised the people of Crimea that the peninsula will be rebuilt once it has been liberated.

However, experts consider Kiev’s military capabilities to be completely insufficient at present to recapture the region, which Russia annexed in 2014.