Ukraine’s drone campaign has triggered Crimea’s worst fuel crisis since Russia’s 2014 annexation, disrupting supply routes, causing fuel rationing and long queues. The attacks expose vulnerabilities in Russian logistics, threaten tourism, and underscore Kyiv’s ability to inflict strategic pressure
A Russian An-26 military transport plane crashed in annexed Crimea, killing six crew and 23 passengers. Officials cited a technical malfunction as the likely cause. Investigations and search operations are underway, with authorities probing potential flight regulation violations
The attacks came hours after Russia claimed to have regained control over the remaining parts of the Kursk region, which Ukrainian forces seized in a surprise incursion last August
Russian media reported that one of the drones fell on the Komsomolsky highway near Moscow’s centre, shattering shop windows and damaging the roof of a house