Russian forces repelled a coordinated assault by 9 Ukrainian drones on the Crimean peninsula on Sunday morning, in response to authorities in Moscow.
“This morning, the Kyiv regime’s attempt to carry out a terrorist attack was thwarted,” the Russian Defence Ministry wrote on Telegram. No one was injured within the focused port metropolis of Sevastopol, it stated.
Air defenses shot down two drones and digital warfare items downed 5 extra, whereas two “unmanned boats” had been destroyed by naval gunfire offshore within the Black Sea, in response to the ministry.
The governor of the port metropolis, Mikhail Razvozhayev, wrote on Telegram {that a} “massive and sustained” drone assault was repelled.
Sevastopol is the bottom of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, which is energetic within the battle in opposition to Ukraine and has been continuously focused by Ukrainian drones in latest months, together with explosive-laden maritime drones.
“Now it is calm in the city,” Razvozhayev wrote, including that no websites had been broken within the metropolis within the bays round Sevastopol. He particularly cited a possible menace to the outlying historic Greek settlement of Chersonesos, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ukraine has repeatedly said its intention to retake Crimea, which was illegally annexed by Russia in March 2014. However, progress towards the territory throughout the present Ukrainian counterattack has been gradual resulting from intensive Russian defensive positions.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
