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Russian air defenses have engaged at least 11 hostile targets, according to the Defense Ministry | Russian air defenses have engaged at least 11 hostile targets, according to the Defense Ministry |
The Russian military has repelled yet another Ukrainian drone attack against the Crimean Peninsula, with at least 11 UAVs intercepted in its airspace on Thursday morning. | |
“On September 14, at about 5:30am Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs on objects in the Russian Federation was thwarted,” the ministry said in a brief statement on Telegram. | |
Russian air defense units “destroyed 11 unmanned aerial devices” in Crimean airspace, the military said, providing no further details. | |
It was not immediately clear where exactly the drones were intercepted, but several explosions and anti-air gunfire were heard in the vicinity of the city of Crimean city of Evpatoria, according to witness reports on social media. | |
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