Saturday, 8 April 2023

Missile launched from Ukraine downed over Feodosiya — Head of Crimea

Missile launched from Ukraine downed over Feodosiya — Head of Crimea

Missile launched from Ukraine downed over Feodosiya — Head of Crimea




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A missile launched from Ukraine was downed over Feodosiya on the eastern coast of Crimea, Head of the republic Sergey Aksyonov said on his Telegram channel Saturday.







"A missile launched from Ukraine was downed over Feodosiya," he said.


Previously, Aksyonov’s advisor on informational policy Oleg Kryuchkov announced that, according to preliminary information, air defense systems went off in the Feodosiya area on Crimean coast Saturday.


Fragments of the downed missile dropped in a Crimean settlement, but caused no injuries or damage, Kryuchkov said.


In the recent weeks, Ukraine attempted to attack Crimean infrastructure with drones several times. On March 21, fragments damaged several buildings and injured a man. According to Kryuchkov, the attack targeted civilian objects, because there are no civilian objects in the area. On March 22, marine drones attempted to enter the bay of Sevastopol, but the Black Sea Fleet repelled the attack. On March 29, a drone was downed near Simferopol; the drone crashed in a field, causing no injuries or damage.



Russian artillery eliminates 5 automobile vehicles, mortar in Kherson Region



14 servicemen were killed and 8 sustained various injuries


Russian Armed Forces eliminated five automobile vehicles and a 120-mm mortar on the right bank of Dnieper in the Kherson Region, an emergency services representative told reporters Saturday.


"An artillery strike was carried out at a Ukrainian armed forces deployment area near Tokarevka during the night; as a result, the enemy lost 5 automobile vehicles, 14 servicemen were killed and 8 sustained various injuries. Yesterday, artillery fire near Lvovo eliminated a 120-mm mortar, together with the crew and the ammunition; Ukrainian forces lost 5 servicemen, while 3 sustained various injuries," the representative said.


On Friday, emergency services reported that Russian forces eliminated Ukrainian 2S3 Akatsiya and 2S1 Gvozdika howitzers in the Kherson Region.




















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