Fire and flames in the sky Crimeawhere I Russian air defense systems They destroyed 26 Ukrainian drones. The announcement came from the Russian Defense Ministry, which pointed the finger at Kiev for what had just happened, but without mentioning whether there were any casualties or damage. Previously, the same ministry said in posts on Telegram that six drones had been shot down in the Kursk region, attacking “facilities on Russian territory.” Again, no further details were added.
What is happening in Crimea?
“Today, from 8:30 p.m. Moscow time to 10:30 p.m., an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using unmanned aerial vehicles on targets in the territory of the Republic of Crimea was stopped,” the statement said. spread by Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. While waiting to see whether the airstrike attributed by Moscow to Kiev caused damage and possibly hit strategic targets, Russian authorities said that “Russian air defense systems destroyed 26 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles on the Crimean Peninsula.”
Since the outbreak of war in Ukraine i raid Attacks by enemy drones are almost commonplace in Russia's border regions. However, it is rare for such attacks to be carried out by a swarm of aircraft. The governor of the region Kursk, Roman Starovoit, confirmed on Telegram a second enemy offensive from the air and urged residents in the area to remain calm. According to Portal, the governor appointed by Russia was also deployed in the southern part of the region KhersonVladimir Saldo, reported on Telegram that Russian anti-aircraft units shot down at least 15 air targets near the city of Henichesk.
The threat from drones
In short: drones continue to be the protagonists of the conflict. The capital Moscow and its suburbs as well as Russia's border regions were also targets of Ukrainian drone attacks. Russia is now bombing Ukrainian cities almost every day. This week, the Kremlin launched a massive UAV attack on southern Ukraine as well as ballistic missile attacks on Kiev, in which about 50 people were injured by debris.
Ukraine responds in kind. So, in a long article, CNN reported on the operations of the 11th Samosud team of the National Guard, which, in an old, dilapidated cottage not far from the city of Kherson, offset the United States' stalemate in the delivery of new aid supplies to Kiev, staging low-cost ingenuity. Consistent with getting the little ones flying goes without saying explosive drones against Russian targets on the other side of the Dnipro River. The strategy used is simple and involves attaching old grenades and mortars to small UAVs purchased online and then using virtual reality viewers to guide the planes toward Russian targets.
“We had such busy days that we launched 15 to 20 drones,” said an anonymous pilot. “I have ten minutes to rest between flights. I never thought this would be my war,” the same source added. The recent major attack in Crimea is a confirmation of how much Ukraine wants to focus on these small military journalists. If only to worry the Kremlin.
There are reports of a drone attack on Crimea. In addition, air defense activities are also reported in the Henichesk region of the Kherson region. pic.twitter.com/FZk1290ETV
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