Ukraine Accused of Killing 4 in Crimea Strikes as Drones Hit Near St Petersburg

3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 4

Four people were reported killed in occupied Crimea, with three dead and seven wounded in a strike on Simferopol and one dead, three injured after an attack on a commuter train bound for Kerch.
Russian-installed authorities said the Simferopol strike hit “non-residential facilities” and described it as the first attack there to cause fatalities; Ukraine had not commented.
The accusations mark a third straight day of alleged Ukrainian attacks on civilian transport in Russian-held territory, including a drone strike that Moscow-installed officials said killed seven on a bus in Donetsk on Wednesday.
Ukraine has also widened strikes inside Russia, with Zelensky saying drones hit sites including an oil terminal and the Baltic Fleet’s Kronstadt base near St Petersburg before a major economic forum opened there.
The attacks underscore Kyiv’s growing ability to hit deep behind front lines, while Russia continues regular missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian cities that killed at least 22 people on Monday night alone.