Air defense systems (air defense) detected and destroyed 22 drones launched from Ukraine over the Black Sea. This is reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
“During the night, 22 Ukrainian attack unmanned aerial vehicles were found. All Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed by fire from anti-aircraft missile systems or suppressed by means of electronic warfare, ”the message says.
The Governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, reported on the morning of May 7 that more than ten Ukrainian drones had attacked Crimea and Sevastopol.
“In total, more than 10 drones were sent to Crimea and Sevastopol by the Ukronazis this night,” the official wrote in his Telegram channel.
Advisor to the head of the Crimea, Oleg Kryuchkov, also reported that all night attempts to break through the air defense of the peninsula were thwarted. There were no casualties or destruction in Crimea. He also posted a photograph of one of the downed drones on his Telegram channel.
“One of the drones that attacked Crimea at night. Planted by electronic warfare systems. The peninsula is under reliable protection. We trust only official sources,” Kryuchkov captioned the photo.
Telegram channel SHOT, citing a source, said that the drone that landed is a Mugin-5 Pro made in China. It is capable of carrying a payload of up to 25 kg, spending up to seven hours in flight.
As the Baza Telegram channel previously reported, Crimea was attacked by UAV drones, and one of them was shot down over Sevastopol, near Cape Fiolent.
“The fragments scattered over 70 meters. There were no casualties,” the statement said.
In addition, a crater 5 by 6 m in size and 6 m deep was found a couple of kilometers from the village of Novodolinka in the north-east of Crimea. It was discovered at noon on May 6, Baza reports. Various metal fragments of an unidentified object were found near the crater.close 100% “Mash”‘ class=”item-image”> Telegram channel