At least three people were killed by Russian strikes in the Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk regions of eastern Ukraine, according to local authorities.
One person was killed and nine others were wounded in bombardments, drone attacks, and artillery fire across three areas of the Dnipropetrovsk region, the head of the local military administration, Oleksandr Hanza, announced via Telegram.
The governor of the Poltava region, Vitaliy Dyakivnytsia, reported that two people lost their lives, one of whom died from their wounds at a hospital. The attack occurred on Saturday night (June 20), with 13 additional people reported injured.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky noted that in that one week alone, Russia had launched approximately 2,200 attack drones, more than 1,800 guided aerial bombs, and 87 missiles of various types against Ukraine. Russia’s Defense Ministry, for its part, announced that 239 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight.
Attacks and Casualties in Crimea
Four people were killed and 28 were wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Crimean peninsula, which Russia has occupied since March 2014. The news was announced by the Russian-appointed governor, Sergei Aksyonov.
Separately, authorities in Russia’s Krasnodar region reported that one person was killed in a drone strike on the ferry vessel Panagia, which was operating a route between Temryuk and Kerch. Ferry services through the Kerch Strait, separating Crimea from the Krasnodar region, were temporarily suspended, according to Russian authorities.
Fuel Distribution Suspended, Energy Problems Mount
The governor of Crimea announced a suspension of fuel distribution at gas stations, stating that fuel would be allocated exclusively to public services responsible for the vital functioning and security of the Republic of Crimea.
Zelensky also stated that Ukrainian forces struck an oil depot in the Russian-occupied city of Kerch and an oil transfer facility in the Krasnodar region overnight. The local electricity provider reported outages in several areas due to damage to the grid. Authorities also shut down traffic on the Crimea Bridge for more than nine hours, causing delays to 11 train services.
