The Russian Ministry of Defense said it destroyed 18 Ukrainian drones and also shot down a HIMARS MLRS projectile. The ministry told this to reporters.
According to the ministry, a total of 3,313 drones have been destroyed since the start of the conflict.
It was previously reported that on the night of March 1, a military unit in the Saki region of Crimea was on its territory. fallen two unmanned aerial vehicles of undetermined model.
According to broadcast sources, one of the drones exploded. As a result of the explosion, the windows of the service buildings were damaged.
Telegram channel Baza wrote that two drones are trying to attack a military unit in Crimea.
According to the preliminary data of the channel, unmanned aerial vehicles crashed as a result of the operation of air defense systems or electronic warfare. No one was injured in the explosion.
On March 1, the Ministry of Defense reported that Russian troops repulsed an attack by 10 assault UAVs in the Crimea – six were hit by air defense forces, and four were hit by electronic warfare means.