Key facts
- A Ukrainian drone struck a train in Crimea, killing the assistant driver and injuring the driver.
- Passengers on the train, traveling between Moscow and Simferopol, were unharmed.
- Air raid sirens were sounded in Novorossiysk, a Russian oil and grain export hub.
- Recent Ukrainian drone attacks on fuel infrastructure in Crimea have led to fuel rationing.
- The train connection in Crimea was suspended following the incident.
A Ukrainian drone attack on a train in Crimea resulted in the death of the assistant driver and injury to the driver, as reported by Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-installed governor of the peninsula. The incident occurred early Monday. Passengers on the train, which was en route between Moscow and Simferopol, were reportedly unharmed. The train connection in Crimea was suspended following the strike. Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, prior to its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The peninsula is a popular tourist destination for Russians. Separately, air raid sirens were activated in Novorossiysk, a significant Russian oil and grain export hub located in the Krasnodar region, approximately a two-hour drive from the bridge connecting to Crimea. Recent Ukrainian drone attacks on fuel infrastructure in Russian-controlled Crimea have led to tightened fuel rationing, with fuel rationing continuing in Sevastopol, the peninsula's second-largest city. Reuters could not independently verify all the reports.