Air defence missile regiment attacked in Crimea overnight: 17 Russians wounded

A total of 17 Russian Defence Ministry servicemen have been wounded in an attack on an air defence missile regiment in Russian-occupied Crimea overnight.

Source: Astra Telegram channel; Radio Liberty; Captain 3rd Rank Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy, on air during the national joint 24/7 newscast

Details: Astra's sources said the missile attack occurred at 03:00 near the village of Olenivka. The deployment site of a missile and an anti-aircraft regiment of the Russian Defence Ministry have been attacked.

Their sources reported that 17 soldiers were wounded in the attack, and five vehicles were damaged. One of the vehicles is beyond repair.

Radio Liberty stressed that there is indeed a Russian air defence base in the area. Defence Intelligence of Ukraine reported in August that a state-of-the-art Triumph anti-aircraft missile system had been destroyed near the village.

Update: Ukrainian Navy spokesman Captain Dmytro Pletenchuk has called on people to wait for official reports: "We should wait for official reports on this matter (about the boat attack and the probable attack on the Kerch (Crimean) Bridge - ed.)."

He emphasised that the Russians had closed the bridge because of possible danger, so "there is nothing new here".

Background: The Russian occupying authorities in Crimea claimed that the Russian Black Sea Fleet had repelled a drone attack overnight. There were explosions in the city of Sevastopol. The Russians closed the Crimean Bridge for an hour in the morning.

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