Deflected six attacks
Russia reports drone attacks on Crimea
November 2, 2023, 10:14 a.m
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Kiev is stepping up its attacks on annexed Crimea. The Ukrainian armed forces succeed in striking the Russian fleet. Moscow now claims to have shot down a Ukrainian drone over the Black Sea and intercepted five more over the peninsula.
According to the Defense Ministry in Moscow, Russian air defense has repelled five Ukrainian drone attacks on the annexed Black Sea peninsula of Crimea. In the morning, a total of six attempts by the “Kiev regime to carry out terrorist attacks” were thwarted, the ministry said. A drone was destroyed over the Black Sea and five other flying objects were intercepted over the Crimean region. The information cannot be verified because Kiev has not yet responded to the accusation.
The day before, an air alert was declared in Sevastopol and traffic on the Crimean Bridge was blocked. The Russian-appointed deputy head of the city, Mikhail Razvoshayev, said on Telegram that smoke could be seen in the area around Sevastopol Bay. This would arise from an action by the Moscow military, so there would be no cause for concern. On October 30, several local media reported on several explosions in the city. Russian-backed authorities said anti-aircraft operations were being carried out.
Ukraine recently increased attacks on annexed Crimea
Russia is using Crimea as a supply base for its war against Ukraine. Therefore, there have been repeated attacks on Russian military facilities since the summer of 2023. In recent weeks, Kiev has begun to increase its attacks on Crimea. Among other things, an important shipyard, ships of the Navy and a base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet were damaged.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on October 24 that recent Ukrainian attacks have denied the Russian fleet a safe port and maritime corridors in the western part of the Black Sea, as Kiev’s forces seek to push Russian-based forces out of Crimea.
Russia has been waging a war of aggression against Ukraine for more than 20 months. They are defending themselves against this with Western military aid and have repeatedly declared that they want to recapture Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014.