Key facts
- A Ukrainian drone struck a train in Crimea.
- The assistant train driver was killed and the driver was injured.
- Passengers on the train traveling between Moscow and Simferopol were unharmed.
- Train service in Crimea was suspended following the incident.
- Air raid sirens were sounded in Novorossiysk, a Russian oil and grain export hub.
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.