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Status: 08/19/2022 04:08 a.m
The Russian air defense said it shot down a drone over the air base in Crimea. Estonia says the entry restrictions for Russians have so far had no major impact. All developments in the live blog.
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Air defense allegedly shoots down drone over air base in Crimea
According to the authorities, the air defense shot down a drone over the Russian military airfield Belbek near Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsula in the evening. “There is no damage, nobody is injured,” wrote the governor of the naval city, Mikhail Rasvozhayev, on Telegram.
The citizens of the city should remain calm and trust the information provided by the authorities. In the past few days, multiple explosions have shaken Russian military installations on the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. On Thursday, Russian air defenses were also active in the city of Kerch, from where a long new bridge connects Crimea to mainland Russia. According to the authorities, a drone was also shot down there.
conflicting parties as a source
Information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by official bodies of the Russian and Ukrainian conflict parties cannot be directly checked by an independent body in the current situation.
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Estonia: Entry restrictions so far without major effects
According to the authorities, Estonia’s new entry restrictions for Russian citizens have not had any major impact on the situation at the border. “Our work at the border crossing is currently taking place at a fairly normal rhythm,” said border guard Mark Smirnov from the Narva checkpoint to the German Press Agency. The restrictions “did not significantly increase the workload”. The situation is very similar at the other two crossings on the Estonian-Russian border in Luhamaa and Koidula, the police and border protection authority in Tallinn said on request.