Moscow said on Sunday that its military had prevented a Ukrainian effort to use 25 drones to assault the Crimean peninsula that Russia has occupied.
“Sixteen Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed by air defence fire,” the Russian defence ministry said, referring to unmanned aerial vehicles.
“Another nine Ukrainian drones were suppressed by means of electronic warfare and, without reaching the target, crashed into the Black Sea,” the ministry said, adding that there were no victims.
Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014, has been attacked by Kiev throughout Moscow’s Ukraine offensive, but has been subjected to more intensive, intensified attacks in recent weeks.
Kyiv has stated repeatedly that it intends to retake Crimea.
Separately, three Ukrainian drones were shot down over Moscow early Sunday, according to the Russian defense ministry. The attack destroyed two office skyscrapers and caused a brief closure of an international airport.
