Russia says it destroys 20 Ukrainian drones over Crimea

Russian forces destroyed 20 Ukrainian drones launched onto the Crimean Peninsula aboriginal connected Saturday, Russia's defence ministry said.

There were nary casualties and nary harm arsenic a effect of the attempted attack, the ministry said connected the Telegram messaging app. It said 14 drones were destroyed by aerial defence systems and six were suppressed by physics warfare.

Reuters could not independently verify the report.

It was not instantly wide what was targeted successful the reported attacks connected the Russian-annexed peninsula.

Sergei Kryuchkov, an advisor to the Russia-installed politician of Crimea, said earlier that aerial defence systems were engaged successful repelling aerial onslaught successful antithetic parts of the peninsula.

Crimea transport authorities said connected their Telegram transmission that postulation connected the Crimean Bridge, which links the Black Sea peninsula with the Russian portion of Krasnodar, was suspended for astir 2 hours from 1:30 a.m. (2230 GMT).

Drone attacks connected Russian-controlled territories successful Ukraine and heavy wrong Russia person accrued since a drone was destroyed implicit the Kremlin successful aboriginal May.

Ukraine astir ne'er publically claims work for the attacks but has said destroying Russia's subject infrastructure is important for Kyiv's counteroffensive.

Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine successful 2014, 8 years earlier President Vladimir Putin ordered the full-scale penetration of Russia's neighbour successful February past year.