Russians report UAV and surface vessel attack on temporarily occupied Crimea

A SeaBaby surface vessel. Photo: united24

The Russian Ministry of Defence has said that several uncrewed surface vessels and drones attacked temporarily occupied Crimea on the night of 15-16 August.

Source: Russian Defence Ministry

Details: The Russians claimed to have shot down everything, as they typically say, including five drones and two vessels in the Black Sea.

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They reported that the vessels were supposedly heading towards the Crimean peninsula.

Russian authorities previously noted that the drones were flying to the city of Sevastopol at night. 

Background: 

• On the night of 15-16 August, the Russians reported the suspension of traffic on the Crimean Bridge, which was opened only four hours after that.
• Social media reported queues of cars stretching over several kilometres near the bridge. 

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