Explosions in Sevastopol as Russians report sea drone attack

Explosions in Sevastopol as Russians report sea drone attack

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Overnight Monday, April 24, blasts were heard in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol, Crimea, as the “authorities” said the Russian fleet "was repelling the attack of surface drones".

This was stated by the "governor" of temporarily occupied Sevastopol, Ukrinform reports with reference to Espreso.

At 4:08, he reported that the Russian fleet was "repelling an attack by surface drones in an outer harbor" and that all emergency services were put on alert.

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"Today, starting at 03:30 in the morning, there was an attempt to attack Sevastopol. The situation now is as follows: one surface drone was destroyed by anti-subversion forces and the other one exploded on approach. Everything happened in an outer harbor, no objects were damaged. Now it’s quiet in the city. But all the forces and agencies remain on alert," he added.

Previously, in the temporarily occupied Crimea, near the city of Kerch, Russian troops installed a radar station to detect air, sea, and land objects.

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