Moscow claims to be frustrated in the early hours of Saturday a Ukrainian attack with 20 drones against military targets in the Russian-controlled Crimean Peninsula, according to the Defense Ministry led by Sergei Shoigu. There were no casualties or damage.
The first 14 drones were shot down by Russian air defenses and six others were blocked by electronic warfarethe ministry sent in a Telegram message.
Ukraine remains true to its policy of silence and has not commented on its engagement in any way. But his authorship is clear. The number of drone strikes against Moscow and Crimea has increased significantly in recent weeks after Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that “war is returning to Russian territory”.
The latest airstrikes on Crimea came after three days of drone strikes on Moscow. The strategy of Ukraine and its President is to worry the Russians Let them see firsthand the magnitude of the conflict.
A few hours after the Russian government’s announcement, Kiev took advantage of the confusion to get started a new air offensive on the Kerch Bridgewhich connects the Crimean peninsula with the Russian mainland.
Although the Kremlin-supervised governor of the region has assured that the bridge was not damaged after two drones were shot down by anti-aircraft guns, The results of the attack have yet to be determined. Video of the bridge shows smoke billowing from it.
