Russia says Ukraine attempted fresh attacks on Crimean Bridge

Russia says Ukraine attempted fresh attacks on Crimean Bridge

Published September 02,2023


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Russia on Saturday stated that Ukraine tried to hold out new drone assaults on the Crimean bridge that connects the mainland with the Crimean Peninsula.

In a press release, the Defense Ministry stated that Kyiv tried to hit the bridge thrice final night time and that every one assaults have been “successfully” foiled.

On Friday, the ministry introduced that it launched the fixed monitoring of all forms of reconnaissance within the Black Sea.


According to the ministry, the transfer got here after Ukraine’s Aug. 29-30 makes an attempt to land a detachment of particular operations forces on the coast of Crimea with the purpose “to commit terrorist acts.”

The ministry additionally stated that one other assault was foiled in Russia’s Belgorod area, the place “an attempt to carry out a terrorist attack by an unmanned aerial vehicle of an airplane type was stopped.”

Drone strikes inside Russia have dramatically elevated in current months, notably in Moscow, in Ukraine’s Crimea territory illegally annexed by Russia, and in Russian areas bordering Ukraine, with authorities accusing Ukraine of being behind them.

Although Kyiv has not claimed accountability, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated in July that the assaults on Russian territory are an “inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process.”

Source: www.anews.com.tr