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Crimea and Sevastopol at night were attacked by drones
On the night of August 25, the Crimea and Sevastopol annexed by Russia were attacked by drones. This was reported by local telegram channels and publish a video on which the sound of flying drones is heard.
The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that 42 Ukrainian drones were destroyed over the peninsula last night. Nine UAVs were shot down by air defense systems, 33 were suppressed by electronic warfare means and crashed without reaching the target, the press release of the department said .
The governor of the annexed by Russia of Sevastopol Mikhail Podvozhaev also said that in the area of Cape Chersonesos, the air defense destroyed several drones over the sea.
Yesterday morning, a group of Ukrainian military landed on the territory of the annexed Crimea and conducted a "special operation". This was announced by the representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GUR) Andrei Yusov. On August 23, the Ukrainian military reported the defeat of one of the Russian S-400 attitudes located at Cape Tarkhankut.
The Russian Ministry of Defense also stated that at night a Ukrainian missile was shot down in the Kaluga Region from a modified S-200 Air Defense Complex. This is stated in the telegram channel of the department.
The Ministry of Defense claims that the launch of the rocket was an attempt to strike at civilian facilities. Some telegram channels write that the rocket was shot down in the area of the Shaikovka military airfield, where the 52nd Guards heavy bomber aviation regiment was deployed, which is involved in the raids on Ukraine.
There is no independent evidence of this information. According to open data, the standard firing range of the C-200 complex is up to 250 kilometers. The modernized C-200 missiles can theoretically strike at ground targets at a distance of up to 600 kilometers, TASS writes with reference to the source.
Later, the Governor of the Kaluga Region Vladislav Shapsha said that the air defense systems worked in Maloyaroslavets and Zhukovsky districts. There are no victims and destruction of infrastructure, he noted.
The previous night, three drones were shot down over the Kaluga and Bryansk regions.
Due to the drones over the territory of Russia, the airports of Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Zhukovsky were closed. Half an hour later, the airports resumed work.
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