Russia says repelled missile, drone attacks near Crimea

MOSCOW: The Russian military has repelled a group missile attack on the Crimean Bridge and drone attacks over the Black Sea overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.

“Air defense systems repelled a group attack by 12 U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles on the Crimean Bridge over the night. All missiles were destroyed,” the ministry said in a statement.

Earlier in the day, the ministry said Ukraine had launched drone attacks in the Black Sea during the previous night and that its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed five Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea.

Russian helicopters destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned boats in the Black Sea heading in the direction of Crimea, it said.

-Xinhua