Residents in Sevastopol, in the Crimean peninsula, laying flowers at a makeshift memorial. Russia says five U.S.-supplied missiles killed at least four people, including two children, and injured 151 others. Moscow has blamed the United States for responsibility for the Ukrainian attack.
Action also took place two days earlier. The Russian Defence Ministry said it had launched massive strikes against Ukrainian forces. After the Crimea attack on Sunday, the ministry said four of the U.S.-delivered Army Tactical Missile System or (ATACMS) missiles, equipped with cluster warheads, were shot down. It added ammunition of the fifth missile detonated in mid-air. The U.S. began supplying Ukraine with these missiles, which have a 300-kilometre range, earlier this year.
The attack generated furious reactions from Russian officials. Russia will respond to Sunday's attack, the Defence Ministry said. The Kremlin said Putin was "in constant contact with the military" since the attack. Former Russian President and Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, currently Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, described the incident as "a vile, despicable act against our people".
President Putin has just returned from trips to North Korea and Vietnam. In Pyongyang, after signing a military pact, he even thanked North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un for his "unwavering support" of the invasion of Ukraine.
The Russian Defence ministry said U.S. specialists had set the missiles' flight coordinates. The ministry added the coordinates were given on the basis of information from U.S. spy satellites, meaning Washington was directly responsible.
Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. It now considers the Black Sea peninsula as an integral part of its territory.
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