Cars line up at a petrol station in Simferopol, Crimea, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo)
FILE - Tourists walk along an embankment in Sevastopol, Crimea, Monday, May 2, 2022. (AP Photo, File)
FILE - A Russian military ship transports cars and people from the Russian mainland to the Crimean Peninsula over the Kerch Strait on Monday, July 17, 2023. (AP Photo, File)
FILE - In this photo provided by Sevastopol Mayor Mikhail Razvozhaev's Telegram channel on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, firefighters put out a blaze after a Ukrainian drone hit a building housing a panoramic painting that depicts the defense of the city during the 19th century Crimean War in Sevastopol, Crimea. (Sevastopol Mayor Mikhail Razvozhaev's Telegram channel via AP, File)
FILE - People gather at the beach in Balaklava Bay, a part of Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
FILE - Cars and other vehicles drive on the Kerch Bridge connecting the Russian mainland and the Crimean Peninsula on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo, File)
In this photo provided by Sevastopol mayor Mikhail Razvozhaev telegram channel on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, Firefighters put out a fire after a Ukrainian drone attack hit the building of "Defense of Sevastopol 1854–1855" Panorama in Sevastopol, Crimea. (Sevastopol mayor Mikhail Razvozhaev telegram channel via AP)
Ukraine has developed cutting-edge and battle-tested drone technology that has proved essential in holding back Russia’s bigger army.
Almost 15,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and just over 40,000 injured since the start of the war through last December.
Russia puts death toll from Ukrainian strike at 27 as Zelenskyy names intelligence chief to new role
Russian authorities say a Ukrainian drone strike on a café in the Kherson region has killed 27 people.