Air defence missile regiment attacked in Crimea overnight: 17 Russians wounded

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A total of 17 Russian Defence Ministry servicemen have been wounded in an attack on an air defence missile regiment in Russian-occupied Crimea overnight.

Source: Astra Telegram channel; Radio Liberty; Captain 3rd Rank Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy, on air during the national joint 24/7 newscast

Details: Astra’s sources said the missile attack occurred at 03:00 near the village of Olenivka. The deployment site of a missile and an anti-aircraft regiment of the Russian Defence Ministry have been attacked.

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Their sources reported that 17 soldiers were wounded in the attack, and five vehicles were damaged. One of the vehicles is beyond repair.

Radio Liberty stressed that there is indeed a Russian air defence base in the area. Defence Intelligence of Ukraine reported in August that a state-of-the-art Triumph anti-aircraft missile system had been destroyed near the village.

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Update: Ukrainian Navy spokesman Captain Dmytro Pletenchuk has called on people to wait for official reports: “We should wait for official reports on this matter (about the boat attack and the probable attack on the Kerch (Crimean) Bridge – ed.).”

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He emphasised that the Russians had closed the bridge because of possible danger, so “there is nothing new here”.

Background: The Russian occupying authorities in Crimea claimed that the Russian Black Sea Fleet had repelled a drone attack overnight. There were explosions in the city of Sevastopol. The Russians closed the Crimean Bridge for an hour in the morning.

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