Kremlin-backed authorities declare state of emergency in Crimea after Ukraine strikes
Officials later said they intercepted an additional 46 drones. It is believed to be the largest Ukrainian drone attack of the year, according to Russian state media. “The Russian leadership is now pulling more air defense assets to Moscow, Valdai, and Putin’s bridge across the Kerch Strait — at the expense of air defense elsewhere.”AdvertisementThe Kerch Bridge connects mainland Russia and the Crimean Peninsula.The fuel scarcity is not limited to Crimea.
- ▪Officials later said they intercepted an additional 46 drones.
- ▪It is believed to be the largest Ukrainian drone attack of the year, according to Russian state media.
- ▪“The Russian leadership is now pulling more air defense assets to Moscow, Valdai, and Putin’s bridge across the Kerch Strait — at the expense of air defense elsewhere.”AdvertisementThe Kerch Bridge connects mainland Russia and the Crimean P
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The Russian-backed authorities in Crimea declared a state of emergency on Friday, following multiple days of Ukrainian attacks.Russian Defense Ministry officials said Friday that their air defenses had intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones overnight in several cities, including the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. Officials later said they intercepted an additional 46 drones. It is believed to be the largest Ukrainian drone attack of the year, according to Russian state media.
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