MOSCOW: Russia’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed a total of 17 drones from Ukraine on early Tuesday over the Black Sea and the Crimean Peninsula territory, the Russian defence ministry said.
Nine drones were destroyed by air defence systems and eight were intercepted using electronic warfare, the ministry said on Telegram.
Earlier, the Russian-installed governor of the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, stated that debris fell on the roof of a private house in the village of Andriivka, in Sevastopol’s suburbs, setting it briefly on fire.
There was no information regarding potential casualties.
Shot, a Russian news outlet that often reports credible security information, stated that at around 4:10 a.m. (0110 GMT) loud explosions were heard near the towns of Novofedorivka and Saky (home to a Russian air base).
There was no immediate comment from Ukraine, but Kyiv has increased its attacks in recent months on Russian military infrastructure in Crimea, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
