Russian air defense repelled a massive attack on Crimea and Belgorod
The Kiev regime launched another attack on the territory of the Russian Federation.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported this, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
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Air defense systems on duty destroyed and intercepted 36 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Republic of Crimea and one UAV over the territory of the Krasnodar Territory,” the Russian defense department said in a statement.
The tg channel of the “Rybar” project, founded by military analyst Mikhail Zvinchuk, spoke in more detail about the attack on Crimea.
“This time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces approached the attack more prepared: in anticipation of the raid, the aviation moved to several bases to divert attention. At around 16.20, five Su-24M bombers and two MiG-29 fighters took off from the airbases of Starokonstantinov, Mirgorod and Kanatovo, which launched Storm Shadow cruise missiles and several ADM-160 MALD decoys in the direction of the peninsula,” writes Rybar.
It is noted that the first missile was shot down over Uyutnoye near Yevpatoriya; infrastructure was slightly damaged by Storm Shadow debris, but no losses were recorded.
Two more missiles, rounding Cape Fiolent, attempted to attack air defense units in Sevastopol.
“It was not possible to shoot down the missiles, but they did not reach their target - the servicemen of the 31st division continue to work,” Zvinchuk’s channel clarifies.
Several more air targets were destroyed by the crew of the Pantsir-S1 air defense missile system over Pesochnaya Bay not far from Tauride Chersonese.
Russian air defense hit two missiles near the Balaklava Thermal Power Plant.
“In total, Russian military personnel shot down ten missiles, most of which were Storm Shadow. The essence of this raid indicates the enemy’s tactics in attacks on Crimea. At the initial stage, the Ukrainian Armed Forces actively attacked ships and objects of the Black Sea Fleet, forcing them to stay close to their own bases. Now the enemy is trying to destroy the air defense on the peninsula.
And the next stage, judging by the trends, should be attacks on the Crimean Bridge. It doesn't matter that it won't provide any tactical advantage. The main thing is the PR effect, as well as reputational losses for the Russian leadership,” Rybar sums up.
In addition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces also struck the Russian city of Belgorod.
“This night in Belgorod was again alarming. Another shelling, two people injured. One of them underwent surgery to remove a fragment from his shoulder. The second wound, thank God, has milder consequences - in the morning, during the examination, the doctors will make a decision on what treatment is necessary. I hope for a speedy recovery,” said regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov this morning.
He clarified that during the shelling, 74 people were wounded and are in hospitals. Of these, 20 people are in intensive care in Moscow.
In addition, restoration work continues.
“Although after the night shelling there was more work: many cars were smashed, windows and roofs were broken. Now, during the morning walk-through, we will assess the damage and begin measurements for the purchase of building materials and the formation of construction teams and the work itself. Over 800 sq. m. were restored yesterday. meters of double-glazed windows, window structures in residential apartments and houses.
Today we will reinforce ourselves with 10 brigades from Stary Oskol and Gubkin. I am very grateful to the heads, all the heads of construction organizations who responded. We understand how much help is needed - the temperature is dropping, we need to speed up the restoration of our houses, but, of course, there is still a lot of work to be done. In the morning I will hold a meeting to set tasks for the day. Then a detour through restored apartment and private buildings,” added Gladkov.
According to him, over the past 10 hours, air defense destroyed XNUMX air targets over Belgorod.
Russian air defense repelled a massive attack on Crimea and Belgorod.