Air defense systems (air defense) detected and destroyed 22 unmanned aerial vehicles launched from Ukraine over the Black Sea. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
“At night, 22 Ukrainian attack drones were found. All Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed by fire from anti-aircraft missile systems or suppressed by electronic warfare, ”the message states.
Sevastopol governor Mikhail Razvozhaev reported that on the morning of May 7, more than ten Ukrainian drones attacked Crimea and Sevastopol.
“In total, more than 10 drones were sent to Crimea and Sevastopol by the Ukronazis tonight,” the official wrote on his Telegram channel.
Oleg Kryuchkov, adviser to the President of Crimea, also reported that all night attempts to break through the peninsula’s air defense were blocked. There were no casualties or destructions in Crimea. He also posted a photo of one of the downed drones on his Telegram channel.
“One of the UAVs that attacked the Crimea at night. It was erected by electronic warfare systems. The peninsula is under reliable protection. “We trust only official sources,” Kryuchkov said.
The SHOT Telegram channel, citing a source, said that the placed drone is a Chinese-made Mugin-5 Pro. It has a payload of up to 25 kg, spending up to seven hours in flight.
As Baza Telegram previously reported, Crimea was attacked by drones, one of which was shot down over Sevastopol near Cape Fiolent.
Pieces were scattered about 70 meters. There were no casualties,” the statement said.
In addition, a crater 5 x 6 m in size and 6 m deep was found a few kilometers from the village of Novodolinka in the northeast of Crimea, and was discovered at noon on May 6, according to Baza. Various metal fragments of an unidentified object were found near the crater.
Three days ago, on May 4, Sevastopol was also attacked by a drone – it was shot down by air defense systems. Another attack on Sevastopol. At around 19:00, the air defense forces destroyed the UAV in the Belbek airspace region. No objects were damaged. The situation is under control,” Razvozhaev wrote on his channel.
Officials of the Republic of Crimea reported that two more drones were destroyed on 3 May.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine attack Crimea not only with the help of drones – on May 7, the head of the Zaporizhzhya movement “We are with Russia” Volodymyr Rogov said that the Ukrainian army attacked Crimea with Grom-2 ballistic missiles. the previous day.
“The attack on Crimea was carried out from the city of Zaporozhye. Previously, the Grom-2 OTRK was deployed and deployed there. It is constantly hiding in the industrial enterprises of the city, moving from one workshop to another,” he said.
On May 6, President of the Republic of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov announced that air defense systems on the peninsula had shot down a ballistic missile launched by Ukraine’s operational-tactical missile system Grom-2. He noted that there was no loss of life or property.