Russians claim large-scale attack by 41 Ukrainian drones overnight

The Russians claimed on the morning of 5 December that they had intercepted and destroyed over 40 drones, purported to be Ukrainian. Source: Russian Defence Ministry Quote: "Air defence systems destroyed 22 Ukrainian UAVs and intercepted another 13 over the waters of the Sea of Azov and the territory of Crimea."

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"An attempt by the Kyiv regime to conduct a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets in Russia was prevented on 5 December, at around 06:00 Moscow time."

Details: The Russian Defence Ministry later announced that their air defence systems allegedly destroyed four more Ukrainian UAVs and intercepted two over the Sea of Azov.

Background:

  • On the night of 4-5 December, the Russian occupying authorities reported that traffic on the Crimean Bridge had been suspended.
  • People on social media reported that dozens of explosions had been heard in occupied Crimea, with at least 30 in the city of Kerch.

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