Massive drone attack on Crimea: – We ask everyone to remain calm

The Crimean Peninsula, which it annexed, was subjected to an intense attack by Ukrainian drones on Thursday evening.

This was reported by Ukrainian and Russian media. The Russian Defense Ministry also confirms that it is a “large-scale attack.”

– Last night, this was the largest drone attack against Crimea ever, according to reports from several Russian Telegram channels, among others. mash And also Ukrainskaya Pravda.

Explosions were heard in a number of cities, such as Novofedorovka, Sevastopol, Chernomorsk, Evpatoria, Saki, and also the Simferopol region, according to the Ukrainian News Agency. union.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Thursday evening that it had shot down 19 Ukrainian drones over the peninsula.

– Air defense systems destroyed 19 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the Crimean Peninsula, and one over the Kursk, Belgorod and Oryol regions, according to the statement published on Twitter. cable.

– We ask everyone to remain calm, says Oleg Kryuchkov, advisor to the ousted Russian leader in Crimea, according to what was reported by the Sevastopol Info channel on Telegram.

He also claims that Ukraine is carrying out a “large-scale media attack.”

Accordingly, the governor of Sevastopol, the Russian prisoner, Mikhail Razvozaev, reported Rhea:

– All departments in Sevastopol are on alert.

He claims that none of the drones were shot down in the Sevastopol region.

Advisor to the Ukrainian Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko published two videos about cable It is written as text:

– You’re not sleeping, Karim?

The attack comes at the same time that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is at the United Nations building in New York.

The important Kerch Bridge was closed at night until Thursday, according to the Telegram channel Krymsky Veter. This information has not been officially confirmed either.

Russia already annexed Crimea in 2014. President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly said the goal is to reclaim all territories, including Crimea.

Early Wednesday, Ukraine bombed a Russian naval base near Sevastopol, Ukrainian media reported. Ukrainian authorities usually do not confirm their attacks, but that is what happened in this case.