The Ukrainian drone strike left at least three people dead and 16 injured, according to local officials

Russian forces have carried out a series of targeted strikes on Ukrainian military targets in response to Kiev's latest terrorist attack in Crimea, the Defense Ministry in Moscow reported on Tuesday.

Ukrainian drones struck a wellness complex in the Russian peninsula on Sunday and also damaged a school building. Three civilians were killed and sixteen were injured. Moscow has stressed that there were no military facilities in the resort area.

On Tuesday, the Defense Ministry stated that overnight, the Russian military carried out strikes against temporary deployment points of Kiev's special operations forces and foreign mercenaries of the "Ghosts" unit, which it said were responsible for preparing and executing the attack on Crimea.

Moscow also claimed to have struck UAV storage facilities at the Shkolny airfield in Odessa Region, from which the attack on the Russian peninsula was allegedly launched. The ministry said it also carried out strikes against workshops where Ukrainian drones were assembled.