Russia vows retaliation on US after four die in Crimea missile attack
Two children were killed in incident that left more than 150 people injured
A woman lays flowers at a makeshift memorial to victims of a shelling, which Russian authorities say was a Ukrainian missile strike in Sevastopol, Crimea. Photo: Reuters
The Kremlin yesterday squarely blamed the United States for an attack on Crimea with US-supplied ATACMS missiles that killed at least four people and injured 151, and Moscow formally warned the US ambassador that retaliation would follow.
The war in Ukraine has deepened a crisis in relations between Russia and the West, and Russian officials have said the conflict is entering the most dangerous escalation to date.
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