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Ukraine claimed this Wednesday the destruction of an S-400 anti-aircraft system in Russiaafter that Moscow announced that it had shot down 31 drones and prevented a landing attempt on the annexed peninsula of Crimea.
A source of SBUUkrainian security services told AFP that Kyiv had attacked the system anti-aircraft with drones in the Belgorod border region, the scene of several attacks in recent months.
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“The reason for the night explosions in the Belgorod region is known: the SBU attacked a system anti-aircraft S-400″said the source, on condition of anonymity.
He SBU had already assumed responsibility in September for the bombing of a first S-400 system in Crimeaannexed by Moscow in 2014.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced in turn be shot down 31 Ukrainian drones during the night, which were flying over the regions of Belgorod, Biransk It is Kurskon the border with Ukraine.
In another statement, the ministry, which did not mention damage or injuries, explained that “a device from the Russian aerospace forces put an end to an attempt to penetrate the territory of Crimea by a landing party of the Russian armed forces. Ukraine”.
According to this publication, soldiers were on board “a military boat and three jet skis” towards the cable Tarjankutin the northwest of this peninsula.
The Ukrainian military intelligence leadership took responsibility for this operation.
On the other hand, the governor of the province of Bryansk, Alexandre Bogomazaccused Kyiv to use cluster bombs against four districts in their region, causing “partial destruction” in homes and outbuildings.
O bombings in territory Russian has multiplied since to throw in June of the Ukrainian counter-offensive to recover the territories occupied by Moscow after the February 2022 invasion.
Source: Elcomercio
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