Russian proxy claims drone attack on Crimea.

Moscow-installed head of occupied Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, claimed[1] that the peninsula was attacked by nine drones overnight on June 15. Aksyonov said six drones were shot down, and three were forced to land using electronic warfare. One of the drones allegedly detonated in the village of Dokuchaieve in central Crimea, resulting in broken glass in several houses, the proxy claimed.

No casualties were reported. The Kyiv Independent is unable to verify Aksyonov's claims. Ukrainian authorities haven't commented on the incident.

On the same night, Russia launched[2] 20 Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones to attack Ukraine, according to the Air Force. All the drones were shot down by Ukrainian air defenses. Since August 2022, explosions and fires have regularly been reported on the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula.

Ukrainian authorities have repeatedly vowed to return Crimea to Ukraine. Russia has occupied Crimea since it annexed[3] the peninsula in 2014 in the wake of the EuroMaidan Revolution[4] that ousted then-President Viktor Yanukovych.

Military intelligence: Russia preparing evacuations, sabotage in Crimea amid Kakhovka dam breach Russia is preparing evacuations in the occupied city of Armiansk in northern Crimea amid the Kakhovka dam breach, as well as "sabotage operations" at a factory in the region, Ukraine's military intelligence reported on June 12.

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Dinara Khalilova is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent.

She has previously worked as a fixer and local producer for Sky News.

Dinara holds a BA in journalism from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and a Master's degree in media and communication from Bournemouth University in the UK.

References

1. ^ claimed (www.pravda.com.ua)
2. ^ launched (kyivindependent.com)
3. ^ annexed (kyivindependent.com)
4. ^ EuroMaidan Revolution (kyivindependent.com)
5. ^ Military intelligence: Russia preparing evacuations, sabotage in Crimea amid Kakhovka dam breachRussia is preparing evacuations in the occupied city of Armiansk in northern Crimea amid the Kakhovka dam breach, as well as "sabotage operations" at a factory in the region, Ukraine's military intelligence reported on June 12. (kyivindependent.com)