The Russian army said early on Friday that it shot down 42 Ukrainian drones in Crimea, describing a massive attack on the annexed peninsula where kyiv said Thursday it carried out a rare commando operation.
“Nine drones were destroyed as a result of the impact of fire over the territory of the Republic of Crimea. 33 drones were neutralized by electronic warfare means and crashed without reaching (their) target,” Russian Defense said on Telegram. The ministry did not provide information on any damage or casualties following the destruction of the devices.
Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvojayev had reported earlier that several aircraft had been shot down “in the area of Cape Chersonese” located in the south-west of the peninsula, some 10 km from Sevastopol, home port of the Russian Fleet. of the Black Sea. “No damage to civilian infrastructure” was observed by the emergency services, Mikhail Razvojayev had indicated.