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KYIV, Ukraine \u2013 Ukraine said Tuesday its forces struck a railway bridge, a power plant and other key infrastructure targets in Crimea<\/a> as Kyiv\u2019s military seeks to isolate the vital Russian-held peninsula in the latest stage of the 4-year-old war.<\/p>\n

The drone attacks added to the woes on the Black Sea peninsula, where Russian authorities have had to suspend gasoline sales to civilians as Ukraine has intensified its recent campaign<\/a> to disrupt supply lines and the electrical grid at the height of the summer tourist season.<\/p>\n

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