The Russian Ministry of Defense denounced, this Sunday, a strong attack by Ukrainian drones (unmanned flying devices) against the city of Sevastopol, in Crimea, the base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, and said that they were all “neutralized”.
“This morning an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using seven unmanned aerial vehicles and two unmanned semi-submersibles against targets on the territory of the Crimean peninsula near the city of Sevastopol was thwarted,” he said. Russian government department. , in a sentence.
According to the note, two drones were destroyed by air defense and another five neutralized by electronic means without reaching their targets.
In addition, in the northern part of the Black Sea, two unmanned vessels of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were discovered and eliminated.
“As a result of the foiled terrorist attack, there were no casualties or damage,” the Russian ministry said.
Earlier, the governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, also reported the attack, which he described as “massive and prolonged.”
Since last October’s attack that damaged the Kerch bridge linking Crimea with Russia, the annexed peninsula has been the target of frequent drone and missile strikes.
The military offensive launched by Russia in Ukraine has so far caused the flight -internally and to European countries- of about 15 million people, according to the latest UN data, which classifies 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 Russian President Vladimir Putin as the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security, was condemned by the broader international community, which has responded by sending weapons to Kiev and imposing political and economic sanctions. . to Moscow.
The UN presented as confirmed since the beginning of the war more than 8,000 dead civilians and some 14,000 wounded, stressing that these figures are far below the real ones.
Source: TSF
