Security Service of Ukraine Launches Precision Drone Strikes on Russian Military Targets in Crimea and Kherson Region

5 December, 2023 Illustrative photo of SSU operators. Photo from open sources On the morning of December 5, 2023, drones of the Security Service of Ukraine hit Russian military facilities in the temporarily occupied Crimea and Kherson region.

Ukrainska Pravda reported on this with reference to its own sources. It is reported that the drones hit the Nebo-M radar near the village of Baherovo. A helicopter parking lot, a P-18 Terek radar, and a Baikal-1M anti-aircraft missile control system near the village of Strilkove on the Arabat Spit were also damaged.

The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the attack around 5 a.m., saying that their air defense forces had allegedly hit more than 40 drones over the Sea of Azov and the territory of occupied Crimea.

Nebo-M radar, P-18 Terek radar and Baikal-1M system. Photo from open sources

The Russian Ministry of Defense did not provide any visual evidence of air defense or drone wreckage. It is not known what kind of drones hit the targets.

On the morning of November 26, 2023, Russian oblasts were attacked by drones similar to Shahed drones. The UAVs spotted over Tula resemble the Iranian Shahed kamikaze drone.

An unknown drone over Tula. Photo from social media

The unidentified drones had a tailless aerodynamic design and similar winglets, and judging by their characteristic sound, they had an internal combustion engine.

On November 18, 2023, it was reported that the Russian city of Smolensk was attacked by drones.

The fact that the Russian city was attacked by drones was confirmed by the Smolensk oblast Governor, Vasily Anokhin.

In his Telegram channel, in the traditional style of Russian propaganda, he stated that air defense and electronic warfare had allegedly destroyed "Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles."