Explosions heard in Crimea: Russia claims air defense and drone attack
Illustrative photo: explosions in Crimea on December 11 (Getty Images)
In the temporarily occupied Crimea, on the evening of Wednesday, December 11, explosions were heard. There were also reports of an impact near one of the bays, according to the Crimean Wind monitoring Telegram channel and the Telegram channel of the head of the administration of the city, Mikhail Razvozhaev.
According to Razvozhaev, local air defense was heard operating over the peninsula. He claimed that two aircraft-type drones were reportedly destroyed over the Black Sea at an altitude of nearly 2 kilometers.
A warning alarm was announced in Crimea.
According to Crimean Wind, there may have been an impact near Ocheretiana or Kozacha bays, where smoke is rising. Explosions were also reported in Sevastopol.
Pro-Russian Telegram channels, however, claim that other drones have been spotted in Crimea.
Updated at 8:10 p.m.
Razvozhaev reported explosions in Sevastopol. All services on the peninsula have been put on combat readiness.
According to Crimean Wind, aerial targets were spotted over Balaklava and the Kerch airfield.
Situation in Crimea
Russia occupied Crimea in 2014 and transformed the peninsula into a large military base.
Recently, however, partisans managed to reconnoiter the Russian base near Cape Fiolent, where Russian air defense systems are deployed.
We also previously reported that on December 6, gunfire was heard in Kerch. Local residents reported the attack by maritime drones. Later it turned out that Ukrainian maritime drones had made a breakthrough in the Kerch Strait, leading to the closure of the Crimean Bridge by the Russian authorities.
