Russians claim shooting down dozens of drones and ATACMS missiles over Crimea and Krasnodar Krai

The New Voice of Ukraine

May 19, 2024 at 5:34 a.m.·1 min read

Dozens of drones attacked Krasnodar Oblast of Russia at night

Russian air defense allegedly destroyed 60 drones over two oblasts of Russia, as well as one drone and nine ATACMS missiles over occupied Crimea, their Defense Ministry reported on Telegram on May 19.

Nine ATACMS missiles and one UAV were allegedly destroyed over Crimea, three UAVs were destroyed over territory of Belgorod Oblast, and 57 UAVs were intercepted and destroyed over territory of Krasnodar Krai.

Ukrainian drones attacked an oil refinery in Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, which put it on fire on May 17. Russian Defense Ministry claimed that 102 Ukrainian drones and six unmanned boats were destroyed on that night.

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