Russia Ukraine War: Ukraine attacked Crimea and Black Sea, Russia gave a befitting reply to 19 Ukrainian drones

It has been more than a year since the war between Russia and Ukraine, but this war is still not stopping. At the same time, Russia said on Thursday that it had destroyed 19 Ukrainian drones overnight over the Crimean Peninsula and the surrounding Black Sea connected to Moscow.

According to information received from the news agency AFP, Moscow's Defense Ministry said on the messaging platform Telegram that Ukraine's attack attempt with unmanned aerial vehicles has been "foiled". It said three other UAV drones were also shot down in separate strikes.

Air defense systems destroyed 19 Ukrainian UAVs in the area of the Black Sea and the Republic of Crimea and one each in the Kursk, Belgorod, and Oryol regions, the ministry said.

Belgorod and Kursk regions border eastern Ukraine, while Oryol is closer to the capital.

Crimea has been targeted by Ukraine throughout Russia's invasion, but attacks there have recently intensified as Kyiv looks to retake the Black Sea peninsula, which Moscow annexed in 2014. Was.

On August 25, Russia said it had downed 42 drones over Crimea and since Ukraine launched its counter-offensive in early June, Russia has faced waves of drone attacks, with sporadic damage to buildings, including in Moscow. has reached.

Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Russia-backed governor of Sevastopol, denied that multiple drones had been destroyed over the area of Crimea's largest city, which is home to Russia's Black Sea Fleet.

Yes, air defense works, but in the Crimean region, which is administered separately from the city, he said on Telegram, referring to the rest of the peninsula.

In Sevastopol, all services are on alert and the air situation is being monitored.

“We are asking all Crimeans to remain calm,” Oleg Kryuchkov, an adviser to Moscow-appointed Crimean governor Sergei Aksyonov, said on Telegram.

If you hear a drone or air defense system flying, move away from the windows. Official information will come later.

If you find debris from a UAV shot down by air defense or downed by electronic warfare, please contact special services or hotlines.