Ukraine invasion: Russia claims to 'repel' drone attack

Ukraine invasion: Russia claims to 'repel' drone attack on Crimea port

Moscow claimed they 'repelled' an attack on a port in Sevastopol in occupied Crimea amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

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24 April, 2023

Key to the annexation was the port of Sevastopol, where Russia's Black Sea Fleet has been based since Soviet times.

Key to Russia's 2014 annexation was the port of Sevastopol, where Moscow's Black Sea Fleet has been based since Soviet times [source: Getty]

Russian authorities said on Monday they had "repelled" a drone attack on the port of Sevastopol in Moscow-annexed Crimea, adding that there was no damage nor casualties.

The peninsula, seized by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, is home to Moscow's Black Sea Fleet and has been hit by a series of drone attacks since the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February last year.

"An attempted attack on Sevastopol was repelled from 3:30 am," the Russian-installed governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said on Telegram, adding that one unmanned surface vehicle, or drone ship, was destroyed while a second exploded.

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"Everything is calm in the city. But all the troops and services are ready for combat".

In October, Russia's Black Sea Fleet was hit by a major drone attack that the Kremlin blamed on Ukraine.

In mid-April, Russian authorities announced there would be no celebrations on May 1 and 9 (the date of the end of WWII in Russia) in Sevastopol due to "security problems".