Two Ukrainian missiles were shot down by the Russian air defence forces over a bridge connecting Crimea, which was annexed by Moscow, to the Russian mainland, said an official on Saturday (August 12).
“Air defence forces shot down two enemy missiles over the Kerch Strait. The Crimean bridge was not damaged,” said Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-installed governor of the Crimean peninsula, on social media.
⚠️BREAKING – Ukrainian drone attack reported in the vicinity of the Crimean bridge. Movement has been halted
“In the area of the Kerch Strait, air defense forces shot down two missiles, the Crimean bridge was not damaged”, the Head of Crimea says – TASS pic.twitter.com/BfcKo6vzeK
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Russia on Saturday further claimed that 20 unmanned Ukrainian drones were shot down by his officials near the Crimean peninsula where attacks have been stepped up by Kyiv.
Air defence systems were used to down fourteen drones and six more using electronic warfare, said the defence ministry on the Telegram messaging service. There were no casualties or damage, it added.
Talking to Telegram, Governor Vladislav Shapsha said that they also intercepted a drone in the Kaluga region, which is around 150 kilometres (about 95 miles) southwest of Moscow.