Following a deadly Ukrainian strike on Crimea using a US missile, Moscow warns of potential repercussions and holds the US responsible for civilian casualties.
People visit makeshift memorial for shelling victims, which Russia n authorities said was caused by a Ukrainian missile strike, in Sevastopol, Crimea. / Photo: Reuters
Moscow has increasingly blasted Washington and Kiev's Western backers for supplying weapons to be fired on Russian targets, calling them direct participants in the two-year conflict. "The involvement of the United States, the direct involvement, as a result of which Russian civilians are killed, cannot be without consequences," Peskov told reporters on Monday."Just ask my colleagues in Europe and above all in Washington, ask the press secretaries there why their government is killing Russian children," he said.
Local Moscow-installed officials said the missile hit an area of the port city with sandy beaches and hotels.Health Minister Mikhail Murashko was quoted by TASS new s agency as saying on Monday that 14 of the injured were in a serious condition.
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