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| Nine UAVs attempted to strike targets on Russia’s Black Sea peninsula, a top regional official has said | Nine UAVs attempted to strike targets on Russia’s Black Sea peninsula, a top regional official has said |
| Nine drones have been taken out by air defenses in Russia’s Crimea, Governor Sergey Aksyonov said on Thursday morning. | Nine drones have been taken out by air defenses in Russia’s Crimea, Governor Sergey Aksyonov said on Thursday morning. |
| According to Aksyonov, six UAVs were shot down from the sky, while three others were disabled by using signal-jamming equipment. | According to Aksyonov, six UAVs were shot down from the sky, while three others were disabled by using signal-jamming equipment. |
| He said that one drone “exploded” in the village of Dokuchayevo in the central part of the peninsula. | He said that one drone “exploded” in the village of Dokuchayevo in the central part of the peninsula. |
| “There are no casualties. Windows were shattered in some houses,” Aksyonov wrote on his Telegram channel, urging residents to stay calm. | |
| Crimea, a home to several air bases and the Black Sea Fleet headquarters, has been repeatedly targeted by drones since Moscow launched its military operation in Ukraine in February 2022. | |
| Last week, UAVs damaged cars and houses in the city of Dzhankoy, after being intercepted. | |
| Air raids often occur simultaneously with the shelling of Russia’s border regions. Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Wednesday that Ukrainian troops fired at the village of Sobolevka from BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers, damaging homes in the residential area. Earlier this month, Gladkov ordered partial evacuation of civilians from areas affected by the frequent shelling. |