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Five people are dead following a wave of Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Russian-controlled territory, with the strikes triggering a significant fuel crisis across the Crimean peninsula.<\/p>

The Russian-installed governor of Crimea reported that four people were killed and 28 others were wounded during a Ukrainian drone assault on the peninsula. In a separate attack, one person aboard a passenger ferry was killed after a Ukrainian drone struck an oil transport facility in Russia’s Krasnodar region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed that attack.<\/p>

Russia’s Defense Ministry stated that 239 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight during the assault.<\/p>

In the aftermath, Crimean Governor Sergei Aksyonov announced that fuel stations throughout the peninsula had stopped selling gas to the general public and to private businesses. Fuel supplies are now being directed exclusively to government agencies responsible for essential services and security operations.<\/p>

Ukraine has been ramping up drone strikes against Crimea in recent weeks, home to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. The attacks have focused on the peninsula’s supply routes, creating a growing fuel shortage just as the summer holiday season gets underway.<\/p>

A local power grid operator reported electricity outages across several areas due to damage to the power infrastructure. Ferry service across the Kerch Strait, which separates Crimea from the Krasnodar region, was also temporarily shut down.<\/p>

Traffic on the bridge connecting Crimea to Russia’s Krasnodar region was suspended for more than nine hours, leaving 11 trains running behind schedule.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A series of Ukrainian drone attacks struck Russian-controlled Crimea and the Krasnodar region, leaving five people dead and 28 others wounded. Fuel stations across Crimea suspended sales to the public following the strikes, and bridge traffic connecting Crimea to Russia was halted for over nine hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":84699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1782033418101.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-m28","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":78130,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/train-worker-killed-in-ukrainian-drone-attack-on-crimea-russian-official-says\/","url_meta":{"origin":84700,"position":0},"title":"Train Worker Killed in Ukrainian Drone Attack on Crimea, Russian Official Says","author":"Admin","date":"June 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A Ukrainian drone attack on a passenger train in Crimea resulted in one death and one injury Monday morning, according to the Russian-appointed regional leader. 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