Crews have spent a week battling a wildfire in the mountains near Yalta. It broke out after a Ukrainian drone attack, though occupation officials won’t say what caused it.

Firefighters have been battling a forest fire in the mountains near Yalta, in occupied Crimea, for more than a week. The fire was first reported on August 19, when it covered just over three hectares. Two days later, strong winds caused it to spread to 50 hectares. Authorities declared a regional state of emergency due to the natural disaster. More than 600 people are now working to put out the fire. Yanina Pavlenko, the Russian-installed head of Yalta’s administration, called reports of a “shor...