Ukraine claims that Russian missiles were shot down in Crimea

• The city of Dzhankoi’s newly-installed Russian mayor claimed drones had targeted the neighborhood.
• Ukraine reported the blasts but, as is customary, did not specifically claim responsibility for the attack.
• If this strike took place, it would show that the Ukrainian air force’s drone proficiency has increased.

Russian missiles that were being delivered by rail in the north of the annexation of Crimea were destroyed, according to the Ukrainian defense ministry.

The city of Dzhankoi’s newly-installed Russian mayor claimed drones had targeted the neighborhood.

Ukraine reported the blasts but, as is customary, did not specifically claim responsibility for the attack.

If true, it would be a very infrequent military incursion by Ukraine into Crimea, which has been annexed since 2014.

In the past, Russia has been attacked in Crimea, but most of the time, Ukraine has refused to take credit or has attributed the attacks to political sabotage.

If this strike took place, it would show that the Ukrainian air force’s drone proficiency has increased.

It had appeared that Ukrainian rockets cannot reach Crimea up until this point. Yet, this strike demonstrates that drones are at least able to breach Russian defenses more deeply than previously thought.

According to Ukrainian defense intelligence, the “strange” explosions damaged Russian Kalibr-NK cruise missiles destined for the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Kailbr missiles have been employed often in recent months in attacks on the infrastructure and cities of Ukraine.

According to an unconfirmed account from a local resident that was mentioned on Ukrainian TV, there were “booms” that lasted for 30 minutes and left some of Dzhankoi without electricity. The explosions “continue Russia’s demilitarization process and set up the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea for de-occupation,” according to the military ministry.

Russian forces have utilized Dzhankoi as a rail hub connecting Crimea with other regions of seized Ukraine. According to Russian TV reports, there was no damage to the rail infrastructure as a result of the strike on Tuesday.

According to preliminary results, a residential building and a store were damaged, according to Russia’s investigation body. It stated that all of the targets were civilians.

The Russian-installed administrator, Ihor Ivin, reported that a 33-year-old male was rushed to the hospital for treatment after being injured by shrapnel from a downed drone. He said nothing about any military objectives being hurt.

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