MOSCOW, December 30. /TASS/. A patrol motorboat of the Black Sea Fleet has eliminated a maritime drone heading to Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"On December 30, about 10:00 a.m. Moscow time (7 a.m. GMT - TASS), in the northwestern part of the Black Sea, an unmanned aerial vehicle of Ukraine’s navy heading toward the Crimean Peninsula was detected. The target was eliminated using standard weapons of a Black Sea Fleet patrol motorboat," the military agency said.

On his Telegram channel, Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said that the situation was the reason for the loud noise heard in the city and urged residents to trust only official information.