The Ministry of Defense of Russia has said that the Russian army, last night (Monday) local time, neutralized the attack by 28 drones of the Ukrainian army on "Crimea".
Russia: We thwarted the attack of 28 Ukrainian drones on "Crimea"
18 Jul 2023 - 13:32
The Ministry of Defense of Russia has said that the Russian army, last night (Monday) local time, neutralized the attack by 28 drones of the Ukrainian army on "Crimea".
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) : One day after two attacks by Kiev on the Crimean peninsula bridge, which resulted in the death of two people and wounding of a child, the Ukrainian army was trying to attack Crimea with 28 drones, all of which The attacks were thwarted by the Russian army.
On Monday morning, Russian and Ukrainian media reported an explosion at the Crimean Bridge, which connects the peninsula from the sea to the mainland of the Russian Federation.
A few hours later, AFP reported in an urgent news, citing a senior Ukrainian source that the Kiev regime is behind today's explosion on the bridge connecting Crimea to the territory of the Russian Federation.
At the same time, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee of the Russian Federation announced that the attack on the bridge connecting the Crimea Peninsula to this country was carried out by two drones at 3:05 a.m. yesterday, and Ukraine also admitted its involvement in the operation.
In response to Ukraine's action yesterday in attacking the Crimean peninsula bridge, Dmitry Medvedev, the vice chairman of the Russian National Security Council, emphasized the need to attack Ukrainian terrorist forces in their homes, but said that the main goal should be to topple the Kiev regime.
The Russian network Russia Today reported that the Ministry of Defense of Russia announced today (Tuesday) that the Russian army foiled the attempt of the Ukrainian army to launch a large-scale attack with drones on the important infrastructure in the east of the Crimean Peninsula and shot down some of the Ukrainian army's drones and destroyed others. Eliminated through electronic means.
According to the report of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, 17 Ukrainian drones were destroyed by air defense systems, and 11 other drones were suppressed by electronic warfare and crashed without reaching the target.
"Sergei Aksyonov", the governor of Crimea, said that there were no casualties or damages as a result of these air strikes of Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has lost about 20% of his country's territory to Russia during his tenure, and in recent months he has tried to counter-attack with weapons provided by the West. The aim of recapturing the territories against Russian positions is to do, and it has declared the recapture of Crimea as one of the important goals of these counter-attacks.
However, despite the vast equipment sent by Western countries to Ukraine, many experts underestimate the possibility of this country winning the battle with the Russians, and the Ukrainian army has not succeeded in making significant progress in its counterattacks against Russia.
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