Ukrainian drones attack Crimea and Russian regions, spark oil depot fire in western Russia
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Ukrainian sea and aerial drones targeted Sevastopol overnight on December 30-31, according to Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Russian-appointed governor of the annexed region. Razvozhayev reported that Russian forces intercepted “four aerial targets over the sea” and destroyed two unmanned boats at a distance from the coast.
In Russia’s Smolensk region, Governor Vasily Anokhin stated that air defense systems had shot down several drones in the Yartsevsky district. “Preliminary reports indicate that debris from one of the drones struck an oil depot, causing a fuel spill and a fire involving flammable materials,” Anokhin said, adding that no residential buildings were under threat.
In North Ossetia, Governor Sergey Menyaylo reported that air defenses had downed a drone over a military training ground. He said there were no injuries or damage. “A drone alert has been in effect across the North Caucasus Federal District since 4 a.m. Vladikavkaz International Airport remains closed for both arrivals and departures,” Menyaylo said.
Russia’s Defense Ministry stated that its air defense systems destroyed 68 Ukrainian drones overnight: 25 in Bryansk, 17 in Crimea, 11 in Krasnodar Krai, 10 in Smolensk, two in Tver, and one each in the Rostov, Kursk, and Kaluga regions.
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