Its air defense systems of Russia intercepted and destroyed 21 remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicles over the airwaves of the Crimean peninsula and at least four Russian regions overnight, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday (January 30), citing the Defense Ministry.
11 of the drones were shot down over Crimea, according to RIA. The peninsula was annexed in 2014 by Russia Ukrainea move condemned by Kiev and its Western allies.
Mikhail Razvazaev, the mayor of Sevastopol in Crimea, said via Telegram that there were no casualties or damage in the peninsula's largest city and major port, for decades the base of Russia's Black Sea fleet, the Athens News Agency reported, citing Reuters.
Ukrainian UAVs were also shot down in Tula, Kaluga, Bryansk and Belgorod regions, Russian news agencies report.
Debris fell on a building in a suburb in the city of Kaluga, however, no injuries were reported, nor was there any serious material damage, according to regional governor Vladislav Sapsa.
Ukraine has ramped up its drone and missile attacks on Russia in recent months. Kiev says it is hitting military infrastructure to reduce Russia's ability to continue the war – the “special military operation”, in its own terminology – ordered by the Kremlin in February 2022.
Source: News Beast
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