Russia’s Defense Ministry on Sunday denounced a powerful attack by Ukrainian “drones” (unmanned aerial vehicles) against the Crimean city of Sevastopol, the base of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, saying they had all been “neutralised”.
“An attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack against targets on the territory of the Crimean peninsula near the city of Sevastopol with seven unmanned aerial vehicles and two unmanned semi-submersibles was thwarted this morning,” the ministry said. , in a statement.
According to the report, two ‘drones’ were destroyed by air defenses and five others were neutralized by electronic means without reaching their target.
Also in the northern part of the Black Sea, two unmanned ships belonging to the Ukrainian armed forces were discovered and evacuated.
“As a result of the thwarted terrorist attack, there were no casualties or damage,” the Russian ministry said.
Earlier, Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev also reported the attack, which he described as “massive and protracted”.
Since last October’s attack that damaged the Kerch bridge connecting Crimea to Russia, the annexed peninsula has been the target of frequent drone and missile attacks.
The military offensive in Ukraine launched by Russia has so far displaced nearly 15 million people – internally and to European countries – according to the latest UN data, which classify this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since World War II (1939-1945) . ).
Currently, at least 18 million Ukrainians need humanitarian aid and 9.3 million need food aid and housing.
The invasion, justified by the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, with the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security, was condemned by the international community at large, which responded by sending weapons to Kiev and imposing sanctions to impose. to Moscow.
The UN presented as confirmed more than 8,000 civilian deaths and about 14,000 wounded since the start of the war, underlining that these numbers are far below the real ones.
Source: DN
