Russia downs 2 Ukrainian drones near Crimea by electronic warfare
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The Russian Defense Ministry confirms that the drones were crashed into the Black Sea, just 40 kilometers away from the Crimean peninsula.
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An individual of the Ukrainian force launches a drone at the frontline close to Bakhmut, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP)
Two Ukrainian drones near Crimea were intercepted by the Russian Defense via electronic warfare, downing them into the water over the Black Sea 40 kilometers (24.8 miles) northwest of the Crimean peninsula, according to the Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday.
In its statement, the ministry said: "On August 21, at about 23:00 Moscow time [20:00 GMT], an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack with aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles was thwarted. Two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were detected and suppressed by electronic warfare by the air defense forces".
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin relayed that air defense forces also shot down 2 drones on their way to Moscow. "One in the Krasnogorsk region, the other in the Chastsy region. Special services went to the scene of the incident," he said on Telegram.
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This news comes in just a day after the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that the Russian air defense repelled two Ukrainian drone attacks by means of electronic warfare, adding that they crashed in the Moscow Region.
"On August 21, at about 06:50 Moscow time [03:50 GMT], an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack with an unmanned aerial vehicle of an aircraft type was thwarted," the Ministry announced at first then added that another drone was shot down in the Istra region at 08:16. It was shot down by the air defense forces on duty, the Ministry specified.
Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry also confirmed that another two were downed via electronic warfare in Russia’s Bryansk Region but it added that no injuries were recorded.
"An attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out terrorist attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles was thwarted tonight. Two UAVs were detected by air defense systems and suppressed by electronic warfare systems, they crashed over the territory of the Bryansk Region. Two UAVs were detected and destroyed by air defense systems over the territory of the Moscow Region," the ministry said.
However, the situation took a different turn in the central Russian city of Kursk, where a Ukrainian drone crashed onto the rooftop of a railway station, triggering a fire and causing injuries.
"Ukrainian drone attack in Kursk. According to preliminary information, it crashed into the roof of the railway station building, setting off a fire on the rooftop. Five people were slightly injured by shards of glass," Kursk Region Governor Roman Starovoit said on telegram.
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