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Russian civilians killed in Crimea as Ukraine war takes its toll on Black Sea shores

An armed Russian police officer stands guard next to a truck carrying Russian presidential election ballots during its delivery to the local electoral commissions in Sevastopol, Crimea, in March 2024
An armed Russian police officer stands guard next to a truck carrying Russian presidential election ballots during its delivery to the local electoral commissions in Sevastopol, Crimea, on March 6, 2024. © AFP

Four people, including three civilians, were killed by an unidentified Russian soldier in the Black Sea city of Sevastopol in Russian-annexed Crimea, officials said Tuesday. The deadly shooting comes a day after six civilians, including three children, were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on the beach of a Russian Black Sea resort, according to local authorities.

A Russian soldier in Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula illegally annexed by Russia, opened fire on his colleagues, ​killing ‌one and wounding ⁠another, before turning his weapon on ‌civilians and killing three, an official said ⁠on Tuesday.

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