Ukrainian shelling of Russian village kills two, governor says

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By William

Attack on village on Russian territory following drone attack on fuel storage facility in Russian-annexed Crimea that destroyed thousands of tons of oil.

Two civilians have been killed as a result of Ukrainian shells hitting a village in Russia’s Bryansk region, the regional governor said, according to Russian media.

Shells hit the village of Suzemka, east of the border between the two countries, Alexander Bogomaz, governor of the Bryansk region, said on Sunday, according to state news agency TASS.

“Unfortunately, two civilians were killed as a result of the attack by Ukrainian nationalists,” Bogomaz said in a Telegram message.

“According to preliminary data, one residential building was completely destroyed and two more houses were partially destroyed,” he said.

“Emergency services continue to work on site.”

Prior to the deadly attack, the governor had reported that a shell hit a residential building in Suzemka, causing partial damage and injuring one person.

Moscow-installed officials in eastern Ukraine also reported that Ukrainian shelling had killed nine people, including an eight-year-old girl in the city of Donetsk.

Ukraine almost never publicly claims responsibility for attacks in Russia and on Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine, such as Crimea.

The reported attack on the Russian village comes just days after Russia renewed indiscriminate rocket attacks on Ukrainian cities that killed 25 people, including children. In addition, a suspected drone strike on Saturday sparked a massive fire at a fuel storage facility in Moscow-annexed Crimea.

A Ukrainian military intelligence official told local media on Saturday that more than 10 fuel storage tanks with a capacity of about 40,000 tons of oil — intended for use by Russia’s Black Sea Fleet — were destroyed.

Both sides deny attacking civilians in the war now entering its second year.

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