On the morning of December 5, occupied Crimea was hit by a record number of drone attacks since the end of summer - more than 40. This was announced by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
"22 Ukrainian drones were destroyed, another 13 were intercepted over the territory of the Sea of Azov and the Republic of Crimea," the statement said.
Later, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation added that their air defense forces destroyed 4 more Ukrainian drones and intercepted two over the Sea of Azov.
At the same time, Crimean and Russian Telegram channels reported that ** sounds were heard during the night in Kerch, Feodosia and Starikrim. In particular, there were more than a dozen ** events in Kerch, and several strong ** in Feodosia.
According to the Baza Telegram channel, an attempt by drones to strike an oil depot in Crimea failed. It is reported that the attack occurred at around 5 a.m. today.
Two aircraft-type drones are flying in the direction of the oil depot at the offshore oil terminal. They were shot down by the troops of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The first drone detonated in the air - only debris fell on the territory of the oil depot, the second fell 70 meters from one of the tanks. No one was injured," the statement reads.
The Crimean Wind Power channel writes that the Buto Mazariv shipyard, which has already been attacked by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was damaged in Kerch.
In addition, as a result of the attack, the occupiers blocked the Crimean bridge for more than 4 hours, traffic stopped at 3:25 a.m. and resumed at 7:37 a.m.