The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported that on Monday in Dzhankoy in the northern part of the Crimean Peninsula Russian cruise missiles were destroyed, AP reported.
They were intended for use by the Russian Black Sea Fleet. This happened at a time when the US announced new military aid to Ukraine in the amount of 350 million dollars.
An official appointed by Russia to the peninsula, which was annexed by Moscow in 2014, said that the blast was caused by drones, packed with explosives, and was aimed at civilian objects.
One person was injured.
Yesterday evening the local telegram channels reported on loud explosions. TASS confirmed that in Jankoi works the anti-aircraft defense, submitting to Moscow-appointed Sergei Aksyonov. Videos showed explosions and machine gun fire. Some reports said that power was cut in some areas.
A statement from the intelligence directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said: “Explosion in the town of Dzhankoy in the northern part of the temporarily occupied Crimea destroy Russian Kalibr-KN cruise missileswhile they were transported by rail”.
The statement on social media said the missiles, designed to be launched from surface ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, have an operational range of over 2,500 km on land and 375 km in the sea.
They are located in Jankoi military installations and a major railway junction. This city is close to the Russian-occupied part of Kherson Oblast, and supply routes for Russian troops may pass through it.
Through In August, Jankoi was again targeted, but of sabotage, as defined by the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation. Then it was damaged electrical substation at the same time as a detonation in an ammunition depot in the village of Maiske.
