Moscow claims to have repelled a Ukrainian attack of ten missiles targeting the city of Sevastopol, in Crimea, a peninsula annexed by the Russians in 2014.
Two civilians were injured by debris, according to the local governor.
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Russia said on Saturday evening that it had repelled an attack by ten Ukrainian missiles targeting the city of Sevastopol in Crimea, a peninsula annexed in 2014 by Moscow. “Our military repels a massive attack on Sevastopol. According to initial information, more than ten missiles have been shot down”said the governor of the region, Mikhail Razvojaïev on Telegram.
A child and a woman were injured by debris from the downed missiles which also damaged several residential buildings, he added.
Crimea is regularly targeted by the Ukrainian army using missiles and drones because it is important for the logistics of the Russian forces occupying southern Ukraine. At the beginning of January, the head of Ukrainian military intelligence (GUR), Kirill Budanov assured that Ukrainian attacks against Crimea would intensify.
Ukraine’s border regions, notably Belgorod, are also regularly targeted by deadly bombings or incursions by fighters from Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday evening that it had shot down 19 Ukrainian Vampir rockets over the Belgorod region.
