The South Caucasus News - SouthCaucasusNews.comA police officer and a civilian are among the victims. Another police officer was reported to have been injured in the shooting, News.Az reports, citing Sweden Herald.
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Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada says she is following developments closely.
The motive behind the incident is still unclear.
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According to Ukrainian Defense Ministry adviser Serhiy Sternenko and open-source monitoring resources, Ukrainian drones struck the Russian FSB headquarters in occupied Armyansk late Sunday night, News.Az reports, citing UAWire.
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Following the drone strike, witnesses reported hearing blasts and subsequent detonations near the facility.
Explosions were also reported in other occupied cities in Crimea, including Feodosia and Sevastopol, as well as across various areas of the illegally annexed peninsula. Preliminary reports suggest the Tavricheskaya thermal power station may also have been hit.
Elsewhere overnight, attacks were reported on railway infrastructure targets in Bryansk and occupied Berdyansk. On the morning of June 22, drones were also spotted in the Moscow region.
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