Russia shoots down 8 Ukrainian drones over Crimea, says ‘terrorist attack’ foiled

By Reuters: Russia’s defence ministry stated its forces had prevented Ukraine from attacking the Black Sea port of Sevastopol on Sunday, destroying seven aerial and two underwater drones.

“This morning, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack by seven unmanned aerial vehicles and two unmanned underwater vehicles on objects on the territory of the Crimean Peninsula near the city of Sevastopol was thwarted,” the ministry stated on the Telegram messaging app.

There have been no casualties and no harm, the ministry added.

It stated that two aerial drones have been shot down over the Black Sea at an awesome distance from the shoreline, whereas 5 have been intercepted by Russia’s digital warfare forces.

Two unmanned underwater autos (UUV), referred to as underwater drones have been found within the northern a part of the Black Sea, and destroyed by hearth, the ministry stated.

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Earlier, Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol, stated on the Telegram messaging app that the assaults have been over the harbour of Sevastopol and town’s Balaklava and Khersones districts.

Maritime transport, together with passenger ferries, was suspended for a number of hours early on Sunday, town’s Moscow-backed transport authorities stated on their Telegram channel.

Reuters couldn’t independently confirm the stories.

There was no quick remark from Ukraine on the assault on Sevastopol, a port within the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.

Ukraine virtually by no means publicly claims accountability for assaults inside Russia or on Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine, however has been saying in current months that destroying Russia’s navy infrastructure helps Kyiv’s counteroffensive.