Sudden! "Russian military intercepts 9 drones" Russia | Earlier | Drones
According to Reuters and Russian Sputnik News Agency on July 16, Mikhail Razvozayev, mayor of the Crimean port city of Sevastopol, said that earlier on the 16th, Russian air defense forces and fleets on the Black Sea intercepted nine Ukrainian drones over Sevastopol.
According to the report, Lazwozayev said on the "Telegraph" social media platform, "There have been no losses in the city or at sea."
He added that two drones were shot down at sea, five were intercepted by Russian electronic warfare forces, and two drones were destroyed off the coast. He said, "The city is very quiet now, everything is very calm. Air traffic control continues. All relevant departments are on standby."
Earlier, Lazwozayev stated that the drone attack occurred over the port of Sevastopol and the Baraklava and Kherson districts of the city.
The transportation department of Sevastopol city said on the "Telegraph" social media platform that earlier on the 16th, sea traffic, including passenger ferries, was suspended for several hours.
The Ukrainian side did not immediately comment on the drone attack.