Russian authorities today said they shot down Ukrainian drones in Crimea on Monday. days after a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the peninsula annexed by Moscow.
“Aircraft have repelled a drone attack [aparelhos voadores não-tripulados] near the Crimean town of Dzhankoy,” they said in a statement.
“The targets of all ‘drones’ shot down were civilian infrastructure,” they added.
Dzhankoy authorities declared a municipal state of emergency after the attack.
Crimea governor Sergei Aksionov said one person was injured when parts of a downed drone fell on a house and a shop.
On Saturday, to mark the anniversary of the annexation, Vladimir Putin made a surprise trip to Crimea, visiting the Russian base at Sevastopol, home to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.
The Russian president then traveled to Mariupol, a Ukrainian port city that was captured by Russian forces after a siege that left much of the city in ruins.
Since the launch of Moscow’s offensive against Ukraine, Crimea has been the target of several drone strikes.
In early March, Russia claimed to have repelled a “massive attack” by Ukrainian drones, adding that 10 were shot down.
Russia has a military base in the Djankoi region. In August 2022, the base was destroyed by an explosion at an ammunition depot, following an act of sabotage that Moscow later admitted.
Source: DN
