Russia reports new missile attack on Crimea
The Russian Ministry of Defense reports that it has intercepted several missiles fired at Crimea. Air defense downed four ATACMS projectiles, according to a statement. These are supplied by the United States to Ukraine.
The Ukrainian authorities have not yet responded. It is unclear how extensive the attack was on the peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. There were also reports last week of a Ukrainian attack on Crimea. Several Russian bases were reportedly shot at with ATACMS missiles there. These missiles can have a range of 300 kilometers.
The US started supplying ATACMS missiles to Ukraine last year, but initially sent a variant with a shorter range, according to US media. Ukraine is also said to have acquired the long-range variant this year, with which it can also attack targets deeper in occupied territory.
In Ukraine, Russian drone attacks were reported on Saturday in the Kharkiv and Dnipro regions. The Ukrainian air force said Russian forces had deployed 13 unmanned aircraft. They would all have been knocked down, after which falling debris caused casualties. Several people were injured and infrastructure, homes and businesses were damaged.
