2024-08-16 07:57:00
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on its Telegram channel that drones attacked Crimea on the evening of August 16. According to Russia, its air defense system intercepted or shot down five Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea. In addition, the ministry said that “duty fire weapons” destroyed two unmanned ships at sea heading towards the Crimean Peninsula.
The attack began at around 1:38 p.m., when Mikhail Razvozaev, the Russian-appointed head of annexed Sevastopol, wrote on the Telegram channel that Sevastopol’s “air defense system is working.” At 2:51 a.m., Razvozayev said that the military shot down three drones over the Black Sea. “According to the Sevastopol rescue service, no civilian objects were damaged in the city,” Razvozaev said.
Ukrainian Telegram channel “Crimean Wind” reportreferring to the explosions heard by subscribers in Kerch. On Sovetskaya Street in the city center due to falling debris Write Canals, sidewalks and roads were damaged, and “possibly utility lines were damaged.” Traffic is blocked on part of Soviet Avenue, police are on scene, report Telegram channel “Emergency/Crimea”.
It had previously been noted that there were air defense facilities near Kerch and fires broke out at night, Report “Crimian Wind” According to him dataOn that day, a fire broke out in the area around the Kerch Monument.
And “Crimea Style” reportAccording to subscribers, the Pantsir-S1 air defense system may have been attacked in the Kerch region, but this information has not been independently confirmed. A subscriber to the channel said there was no damage to the complex.
According to the Crimea Wind newspaper, explosions were also heard in the area at night. kamenchi Near Simferopol (where the fire broke out), near the Bakhchisaray region Orlovskyreturn Some thunderbolt Chernomoskoye sounded.
Representative of the Ukrainian “Southern” Volunteer Army Sergey Blachuk assertionAccording to preliminary reports, a night attack in Crimea damaged a ferry in the port of Kerch and a ship in Chernomorsk. Other sources did not confirm this information.
how notes “Crimea. According to “Reality”, traffic was blocked on the Kerch Bridge from 3:15 to 7:13 am due to the drone attack, which is why by the morning about 2,000 cars were waiting in line. “BBC Russian Channel” converted Please note that the Russian monitoring channel “Prigranichye” reported that eight missiles were shot down over the Crimean bridge.
As of press time, the Ukrainian armed forces had not commented on the attack in Crimea.
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