Russian missile hit civilian house in temporarily occupied Crimea

Krym.Realii, a project of Radio Liberty, citing the Telegram channel “Krymskyy Viter”, reported that a Russian missile reportedly fell on a residential building in temporarily occupied Crimea.

Russian forces allegedly launched a missile from the Simferopol district of Crimea around 12:55 PM. At that time, an air raid alert was announced in southern regions of Ukraine. The missile fell in the temporarily occupied village of Skvortsove in the Simferopol district.

“A house on Terekhova Street was destroyed. The area is cordoned off by police and FSB. No further details are available at this time,” the statement said.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was unable to verify this information from independent sources due to Russia’s occupation of Crimea. Russian authorities have not commented on the incident.

The Russian Federation uses temporarily occupied Crimea as a military foothold for its military aggression from the south of Ukraine, shelling Ukrainian cities from the peninsula. Ukrainian authorities have repeatedly stated the importance of de-occupying the Crimean Peninsula.

Previously, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russians are still using components from companies in China, Europe, and the United States for Shaheds and missiles used to attack Ukraine. 2,000 Russian drones hit Ukraine in October alone using 170,000 components from China, US and Europe.

Ukraine continues calling on countries to unite in restoring global security order under the UN Charter. Since 2014, Ukraine has been working to liberate its territories temporarily occupied by Russia within its internationally recognized 1991 borders and reintegrate them. Ukraine is currently actively working on reintegration strategies and policies for the liberated areas in future.