War in Ukraine: Russia says it repelled a drone attack in Crimea

The Russian Defense Ministry accused kyiv and Moscow of being involved in the attack, which caused “minor damage” to a Black Sea Fleet ship in Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Moscow. Ukraine and the UK. The Russian Navy repelled a “massive” drone attack in Sevastopol Bay against the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the governor of this town on the annexed Crimean peninsula said. largest number of drones and remotely piloted surface vehicles over the waters of Sevastopol Bay in the history” of the conflict, said Mikhail Razvojayev, quoted by the TASS agency. “No installation in the city has been affected,” he said earlier in the day. “The situation is under control.” Russia accuses London At midday, the Russian army blamed Ukraine and the United Kingdom for the attack, which caused “minor damage” to one of the ships. “The preparation for this terrorist act and the training of the military personnel of the 73rd Ukrainian center for special maritime operations were carried out by British specialists based in Ochakov, in the Mykolaiv region of Ukraine,” the Russian Defense Ministry said on Telegram. These ships participated in the protection of convoys responsible for exporting Ukrainian cereals, according to Moscow.