Soldier kills four in Russian-occupied Crimea shooting

A soldier killed four people, including civilians, in a gun rampage in Russian-occupied Crimea, according to the Moscow-installed governor. The gunman fired at fellow soldiers and civilians and has been detained. Crimea has faced weeks of Ukrainian retaliatory attacks targeting Russian logistics, the reports note, but the shooting is described as a rampage by a soldier.

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Soldier kills four in gun rampage in Russian-occupied Crimea

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Crimea, a peninsula illegally annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, has for weeks been the target of Ukrainian retaliatory attacks aimed at disrupting the logistics of Russian forces deployed in southern Ukraine.

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BBC Published 4 August 2026

Soldier kills four in gun rampage in Russian-occupied Crimea

The region's Moscow-installed governor says the gunman has been detained after firing at fellow soldiers and civilians.

Euronews Published 4 August 2026

Soldier kills four, including civilians, in Crimea, Moscow-installed governor says

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