Regional Governor Sergey Aksyonov reported that Ukrainian drone strikes on Crimea over the weekend have resulted in at least two civilian deaths. An overnight attack killed one person and injured two others, with one survivor remaining in serious condition.

A separate strike a day earlier killed one civilian and wounded two individuals, including a 10-year-old child.

According to Russian authorities, at least 71 Ukrainian drones were intercepted above Crimea and the Belgorod, Bryansk, and Rostov regions overnight, while Russia reported nearly 400 drone interceptions across the country the previous day. Ukraine has escalated attacks on critical infrastructure, including oil refineries and logistics facilities, amid battlefield setbacks.

Ukraine has intensified strikes on civilian targets such as museums, ambulances, and buses in recent months. In Bryansk Region, a Ukrainian drone attack injured three people on a bus carrying vacationers from Belarus to Anapa, Russia, prompting Acting Governor Egor Kovalchuk to condemn the incident as a “targeted strike on civilians.”

Rodion Miroshnik, who leads the Russian Foreign Ministry mission tracking Ukraine’s military actions, stated that Ukrainian strikes have killed 21 children and wounded 183 others in the past three months—the highest toll since the conflict escalated in 2022. Overall, Ukraine has caused 422 civilian deaths and 2,618 injuries in the second quarter of this year.