Russian occupation regime in Crimea claims 3 missiles were intercepted on approach to peninsula

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO — Sunday, 22 October 2023, 19:05

The sign shows a map of Ukraine with Crimea painted in the colours of the Ukrainian flag. The text reads: “Crimea is Ukraine!” Photo: Getty Images

Volodymyr Saldo, a Russian collaborator and the so-called "head" of the Russian-occupied part of Kherson Oblast, has claimed that three Ukrainian missiles were intercepted on approach to Crimea over the occupied part of Kherson Oblast on Sunday, 22 October.

Source: Volodymyr Saldo on Telegram; RIA Novosti, a pro-Kremlin Russian news outlet

Details: Saldo said that the missiles were shot down over the "Henichesk municipal district" in Kherson Oblast between 16:45 and 17:30.

RIA Novosti reported that air-raid warnings were issued in the Russian-occupied city of Sevastopol, Crimea, around 16:00. Traffic on the Crimean Bridge was suspended.

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