A Russian soldier in Crimea opened fire on comrades, killing one and wounding another, before shooting civilians and killing three. Three other people were wounded, said Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Russian-installed governor of the Sevastopol region. He said the attacker had been arrested. “A tragedy in Sevastopol … According to initial information, a soldier opened fire on his fellow servicemen, killing one person, before attacking civilians and killing three of them,” Razvozhayev posted. “All circumstances and causes of the incident are being established.” Crimea, a peninsula illegally annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, has for weeks been the target of Ukrainian attacks aimed at disrupting Russian military logistics and cutting off the occupiers’ gasoline and electricity supplies.
Russian ballistic missiles hit Kyiv early on Wednesday, killing one person, injuring 12 and severely damaging buildings in several districts. Air raid alerts remained in place for more than an hour. The mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said one warehouse building had been destroyed near the city centre and rescue teams had pulled two people from the ruins. “There may still be people under the rubble.” The attack triggered an ammonia leak, which was being tackled by emergency crews.
