Russian Defense Ministry foils Kiev's attempt to attack Crimean facilities with 25 drones
16 of them were destroyed by air defense means and another nine were suppressed by electronic warfare
MOSCOW, July 30. /TASS/. Ukraine tried to attack Crimean facilities with 25 drones at night, 16 of them were destroyed by air defense means and another nine were suppressed by electronic warfare, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"Tonight, the Kiev regime attempted to carry out a terrorist attack with 25 drones of airplane type on facilities on the territory of the Crimean peninsula. Sixteen Ukrainian drones were destroyed by air defense systems. Another nine Ukrainian drones were suppressed by electronic warfare and, having failed to reach the target, crashed into the waters of the Black Sea and Cape Tarkhankut," the ministry said. According to it, there were no casualties or damage.
On the night of July 24, the Kiev regime also attacked Crimea with drones. The Russian Defense Ministry said that all 17 vehicles were either shot down or suppressed by electronic warfare. According to Crimea head Sergey Aksyonov, no one was injured in the attack. An ammunition depot in the Dzhankoysky district was hit and a private house in the Kirovsky settlement was damaged.