(Reuters, Moscow, 17th) Russia said it had thwarted a coordinated attack by the Ukrainian army on Crimea earlier today. The Ukrainian army also attacked Moscow with drones, disrupted air traffic in the capital, and attacked the southwestern Russian city of Austria. A fire broke out at an oil depot in Oryol.
Ukraine has recently launched a series of attacks on military targets in Russia-occupied Crimea, including Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet facilities, in an attempt to weaken Moscow’s war efforts in this key region.
Attacks away from the front lines and deep into Russia also increased. The mayor of Moscow said that at least two drones were shot down in the capital area earlier today.
Reuters cannot independently confirm what Russia said today. There was no immediate comment from Kiev authorities.
The Russian Defense Ministry said today that its air defense system destroyed at least six drones targeting Crimea from different directions.
The message from the Russian Defense Ministry, which came from the messaging app Telegram, did not indicate whether there was any damage or casualties on the Crimean peninsula. Moscow’s annexation of Crimea from Kiev authorities in 2014, eight years before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, was widely condemned. Central News Agency (translation)
Russia: Ukrainian drones attack Crimean Peninsula, Moscow, and an oil depot
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2023-09-17 12:49:07
