Footage of fires at a major depot on Crimea is circulating on social media. The Moscow-aligned governor of Crimea has halted public fuel sales after the attack.

A Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula has left at least four people dead and 28 others injured, the territory's Russia-backed authorities said Sunday.

Videos circulating on social media showed a major fuel depot on fire in Crimea. Sergey Aksyonov, the Moscow-appointed governor in Crimea, announced that fuel sales at Crimean gas stations would be halted on Sunday, with fuel only to be sold to state-run companies.

Crimea is internationally-recognized Ukrainian territory which was annexed by Russia in 2014 in a move which was met with sanctions by the US and the EU. Crimea holds a strategic position on the Black Sea and is also a logistical asset for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later confirmed the attacks on Crimea. "Facilities on both sides of the Crimean Bridge were hit: maritime logistics used to transport oil in the Krasnodar region and an oil depot in temporarily occupied Kerch," Zelenskyy said. "In addition, military logistics facilities were successfully struck, along with four radar stations belonging to S-400 systems and two Pantsir systems."

A separate Ukrainian drone attack was also reported in the southern Russian region of Krasnodar, with local authorities saying one person was killed. This story will be updated. Please refresh your browser for more.

Source: www.dw.com