{"id":5589,"date":"2026-05-05T21:42:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=5589"},"modified":"2026-05-15T19:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:37:03","slug":"ukrainian-drone-strike-kills-five-civilians-in-crimea-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/ukrainian-drone-strike-kills-five-civilians-in-crimea-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian drone strike kills five civilians in Crimea \u2013 governor"},"content":{"rendered":"

The peninsula came under a massive attack on Tuesday evening, according to Sergey Aksyonov<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Five civilians have been killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on the northern Crimean city of Dzhankoy, Governor Sergey Aksyonov has said.<\/p>\n

Shortly before reporting the fatalities, Aksyonov warned that Crimea was under attack by Ukrainian drones. He said air defenses and mobile fire teams were engaging the incoming threats and had intercepted at least 12 UAVs.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, as a result of an enemy UAV strike on Dzhankoy, there are casualties among the civilian population \u2013 five people have died,\u201d<\/em> Aksyonov wrote. He expressed condolences to the victims\u2019 families and said the authorities would provide them with all necessary assistance.<\/p>\n

The governor said emergency and other relevant services were working at the scene, adding that he was personally monitoring the situation. He urged residents to remain calm and rely only on official information.<\/p>\n

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The strike came after Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry said air defenses had downed 289 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory and the Azov Sea the night before. According to the ministry, the raid targeted 19 regions in western and southern Russia. Regional officials reported damage and injuries in several areas.<\/p>\n

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Russia declares Victory Day truce, warns Kiev of strike if Moscow targeted<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ukrainian drone raids on Russian territory have intensified in recent months, with Kiev increasingly deploying large numbers of fixed-wing UAVs against infrastructure, industrial facilities, and residential areas. Moscow has described the strikes as desperate \u201cterrorist attacks\u201d<\/em> to compensate for the setbacks Kiev has suffered on the battlefield.<\/p>\n

The attack comes days before Russia\u2019s planned two-day ceasefire on May 8-9 to mark Victory Day, which commemorates the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. Moscow has said it will pause the fighting during the holiday and urged Kiev to do the same, warning that any attempt to disrupt the celebrations, including attacks against Moscow, would be met with a major retaliatory strike on Kiev.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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