Ukraine targets Russian military base in annexed Crimea

Ukraine's GUR military intelligence agency reported that a Ukrainian drone strike targeted a Russian military base deep within annexed Crimea.

People explore damaged Russian armored military vehicles that were seized by the Ukrainian army amid the Russian invasion, along Khreshchatyk Street in Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, 24 August 2023, during Independence Day celebrations.

Photo: EPA/OLEG PETRASYUK

Local residents reported casualties, explosions and a road closure in the wake of the attack, according to the Reuters news agency.

The attack, according to Ukrainian intelligence officials, hit Russia's 126th Coastal Defense Brigade stationed in Perevalnoye, a town located more than 200 km away from areas controlled by Ukraine.

GUR spokesman Andriy Yusov told Ukrainian media outlet Liga.Net: "We confirm that there was a hit."

Russia, on the other hand, claimed that all 42 attacking drones were intercepted by air defence systems before reaching their intended destinations in Crimea.

Since Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, the United States has expressed support for Ukrainian actions targeting Russian military sites in the region.

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Source: Reuters