On Friday night time, the world across the metropolis of Simferopol was attacked with rockets, Crimean governor Sergei Aksyonov mentioned on Telegram. On social networks, residents additionally reported listening to the sounds of explosions in areas close to the Crimean cities of Alushta and Yalta.
The favored Telegram channel “Shot” spoke of a “huge assault” that the Russian air defenses must fend off. There was initially no official response from Kiev. Ukraine has been defending itself in opposition to a large-scale Russian conflict of aggression since February 2022. The Ukrainian military has repeatedly focused Russian navy bases in Crimea, which was annexed in 2014. Kiev has additionally already efficiently attacked the Russian Black Sea Fleet stationed there.
Vovchansk half beneath Russian management
In the meantime, the Russian information company Tass reported a navy success within the japanese Ukrainian area of Kharkiv. In response to the report, the Russian armed forces management greater than half of the world of the border city of Vovchansk. The company referred to an announcement by Russian MP Viktor Vodolatsky. The cities of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk and Pokrovsk shall be Russia’s subsequent main targets as soon as it has conquered Vovchansk, Tass quoted Vodolatsky as saying.
