Overnight, Russia shot down 19 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the annexed Crimean peninsula, as well as three more in the Kursk, Belgorod and Oryol regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday, according to AFP.
“Air defense systems destroyed 19 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the territory of Crimea,” the department wrote at around 02:15 (Wednesday, 23:15 GMT) in Telegram, adding that three more devices were shot down in Kursk Oblast, Belgorodsk ( southwest) and Orlovska (western), bringing the total number of devices to 22.
On August 25, the same source said that Russia had shot down 42 Ukrainian drones in Crimea, a peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014.
On the night of September 13-14, Russia announced the destruction of five Ukrainian drones, this time marine ones, in the Black Sea during an attempt to attack the Serhii Kotov patrol ship.
On Wednesday, local authorities said they had thwarted other strikes by Kyiv on Sevastopol, a major Black Sea port used by the Russian navy.
Governor of Sevastopol Mykhailo Razvytayev said on Telegram on Thursday that the reports about the destruction of drones in the area of the city are not true. “Yes, air defense works, but in the Crimea region” it is managed separately from Sevastopol, “he said.
Attacks by Ukrainian drones on the territory of Russia have increased in recent months against the background of Kyiv’s counteroffensive, which began in early June.
Crimea, regions of Russia bordering Ukraine, and the capital Moscow are regularly targeted. (Agerpress)
Source: Hot News
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