Russia intercepts nine Ukrainian drones over Crimea

Russia’s air defence forces and fleet in the Black Sea intercepted nine Ukrainian drones over the Crimean port of Sevastopol early on Sunday, according to a Moscow-installed official.

Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol, said the attacks were over the harbour of Sevastopol and the city’s Balaklava, Khersones districts.

“No objects, either in the city or in the water area were damaged,” Razvozhayev said on the Telegram messaging app.

Two aerial drones were shot down over the sea, five were intercepted by Russia’s electronic warfare forces and two water surface drones were destroyed on the outer shore, he added.

Maritime transport, including passenger ferries, was suspended for several hours early on Sunday, the city’s Moscow-backed transport authorities said on their Telegram channel.

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There was no immediate comment from Ukraine on the attack on the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.

Ukraine almost never publicly claims responsibility for attacks inside Russia or on Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine, but has been saying in recent months that destroying Russia’s military infrastructure helps Kyiv’s counteroffensive.