Russian depot of Shahed-136 attack UAVs destroyed in Crimea

2 July, 2024 A damaged Russian Shahed-136 UAV depot near Cape Fiolent in Crimea. Photo credits: Dosye Shpiona Telegram channel A missile strike destroyed a Russian depot of Shahed-136 attack drones in temporarily occupied Crimea near Cape Fiolent.

The Dosye Shpiona Telegram channel stated this and published a photo of the damage aftermath. It is alleged that the strike on the military facility of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, located near occupied Sevastopol, was carried out on the evening of July 1. It is stated that missiles of an unspecified type were used for this purpose.

The target was a depot with Shahed-136/Geran-2 drones, which Russians regularly use to strike military and civilian targets in Ukraine.

A damaged Russian Shahed-136 UAV depot near Cape Fiolent in Crimea. Photo credits: Dosye Shpiona Telegram channel

According to the Telegram channel's sources, approximately 90 such UAVs were destroyed. Ukrainian Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk confirmed the destruction of a Russian warehouse on July 1 in the temporarily occupied Crimea.

To do this, Ukrainian aircraft launched a missile strike on the occupiers' facility near Sevastopol. On July 1, powerful explosions occurred in Sevastopol, near Cape Fiolent, and in the area of Balaklava TPP.

It was reported about the alleged work of Russian air defense. Mikhail Razvozhayev, the so-called head of Sevastopol, controlled by Russia, stated about the alleged destruction of "four air targets in the sky over the water area and in the area of Balaklava." The debris, he said, "fell in the coastal zone and Balaklava district."