Ukraine war: Russia blames US and vows response for Crimea deaths

Russia says US-made missiles programmed by American specialists were used in an attack which killed four.

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Around 150 more were injured in the attack as missile debris fell on a beach nearby.

Russia's defence ministry said the missiles used by Ukraine were US-supplied ATACMS missiles, and claimed they were programmed by US specialists.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov called the strike "barbaric" and accused the US of "killing Russian children".

He pointed towards comments by President Vladimir Putin, who recently vowed to target countries supplying weapons to Ukraine.

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