According to statements from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, air defense units detected and eliminated 22 unmanned aerial vehicles launched from Ukraine toward the Black Sea region. The night operation involved surface-to-air missiles and electronic warfare measures designed to suppress enemy drone activity and communications in the area.
On the morning of May 7, Sevastopol’s governor Mikhail Razvozhaev noted that more than ten Ukrainian drones targeted Crimea and Sevastopol. He described the night as an aggressive drone campaign by Ukrainian forces directed at the peninsula, reporting that a large number of drones were deployed against the region in a single nocturnal sortie.
Oleg Kryuchkov, an adviser to the President of Crimea, confirmed that all attempts to breach the peninsula’s air defense during the night were thwarted. He stated that there were no casualties or infrastructure damage on the territory. Kryuchkov also shared a photograph on his Telegram channel showing one of the downed drones, emphasizing the reliability of the peninsula’s protection and reaffirming a reliance on official sources for information.
SH0T, a Telegram channel, cited an unnamed source claiming the drone involved was a Chinese-made Mugin-5 Pro. The report noted the drone carries a payload of up to 25 kilograms and can stay aloft for as long as seven hours, highlighting the range and endurance characteristics of this model in the context of the incident.
Earlier coverage by Baza Telegram reported that Crimea experienced drone activity with one drone shot down near Sevastopol by Cape Fiolent. Debris from the incident was spread over an approximate area of 70 meters, with no casualties reported at that time. A separate discovery near the village of Novodolinka in northeastern Crimea revealed a crater measuring about 5 by 6 meters with a depth of six meters, along with metal fragments from an unidentified object, according to Baza’s assessment of events on May 6.
Three days prior, on May 4, Sevastopol faced another drone attack that was repelled by air defense systems. The mayhem recurred as air defense forces reported the destruction of a UAV in the Belbek region around 7 p.m., with officials stating that no property damage occurred and the situation remained under control. Razvozhaev later reiterated his channel that the situation was being actively managed and that the authorities maintained a steady grip on defense operations.
Official statements from Crimea’s leadership indicated that two additional drones were destroyed on May 3. Separately, Volodymyr Rogov, head of the Zaporizhzhia movement “We are with Russia,” asserted that Ukrainian forces had used not only drones but also Grom-2 ballistic missiles in attacks against Crimea. He claimed the strikes originated from Zaporozhye, describing the missiles as deployed and intermittently hidden within the city’s industrial sector and shifting between workshops to complicate defense responses.
On May 6, Crimea’s president, Sergey Aksyonov, announced that air defense systems had shot down a ballistic missile launched by Ukraine’s Grom-2 operational-tactical missile system. He stressed that there were no casualties or property losses as a result of the incident and reiterated the peninsula’s continued defensive readiness.
These developments are part of a broader pattern of aerial activity around the region, with officials emphasizing the ongoing vigilance and the capacity to neutralize threats while avoiding harm to civilian populations or critical infrastructure. For observers in North America, the situation underscores the persistence of cross-border missile and drone contests in the region and the importance placed on robust early-warning and countermeasures by coastal defenses. Attribution for the reporting remains with the official defense and regional authorities, with additional context provided by independent defense-focused outlets that monitor developments in the area.