Russian soldier kills four in Crimea shooting rampage

A Russian soldier opened fire on fellow service members and civilians near Sevastopol in occupied Crimea, killing at least four people and wounding four others, according to statements from the Moscow-installed governor Mikhail Razvozhayev.

The governor reported that the attack began when the soldier shot at comrades, killing one service member and wounding another. The soldier then moved through the village of Khmelnitsky, where he killed three civilians — two men aged 71 and 59, and a 64-year-old woman — and wounded three more.

The total number of wounded reported varies among accounts: some sources say four civilians were injured, others say three. The latest official statement from Razvozhayev, as relayed by multiple outlets, says three civilians were wounded in addition to the injured soldier.

Authorities detained the attacker and said victims were receiving emergency medical care. Razvozhayev urged the public to remain calm and rely only on official information. The motive for the shooting has not been disclosed.

The incident occurred against the backdrop of ongoing Ukrainian attacks on Russian logistics and military targets in Crimea and mainland Russia. Separate reports on the same day described Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses near Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as Russian glide bomb attacks in Sumy and Mykolaiv that killed civilians in Ukraine.