Russian-held Crimea halts fuel sales after Ukrainian strikes (opens in new tab)

Russian-installed authorities in Crimea halted civilian gasoline sales across the occupied peninsula on June 21 after Ukrainian strikes hit fuel and logistics infrastructure around Kerch and across the Kerch Strait. Sergey Aksyonov, the Kremlin-appointed head of Crimea, said overnight Ukrainian strikes killed four people and wounded 28, and ordered fuel stations to sell only to government agencies responsible for the peninsula’s functioning and security. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky...