Incidents

The Crimea has been affected by the Center for Space Communication

According to the Russian media, on the night of December 20, explosions were heard in two areas of the occupied peninsula. Journalists claim the attacks of Storm Shadow drones and missiles. Russian journalists report the defeat of the Space Communications Center of the Russian Federation in Crimea as a result of a night attack. Astra writes about it referring to its own sources. It is noted that on the night of December 20, the temporarily occupied peninsula was attacked twice.

The first blow seemed to occur at about 4 am in Alushta. Journalists write that at least three hits were in the territory of the military unit of the FSB management of Russia. The military object was attacked by drones. It is reported that one occupier is injured and damaged by satellite antenna. Another attack, according to the media, took place at about 5 am at the center of the long -range space communications, which is located in Vitine of Saksky District.

Russian journalists claim that the object was attacked by Storm Shadow missiles. There were allegedly two hit and damaged a unit of military equipment. There were no victims of this attack. Also about explosions in Crimea wrote the Telegram-channel "The Crimean Veter". They reported one explosion in the Evpatoria area and four explosions in Krasnoperekopsk.

It is noted that earlier at the site of the Center for Far Space Communications of the Russian Federation was a scientific center at the National Space Agency of Ukraine. However, after the occupation of Crimea, Russia formed a military unit on the basis of the center. The Telegram Channel "The Crimean Veter" reports that the occupiers have equipped the center with the Russian command and measuring system "Pazan MTS" with a radius of action of 100 to 40,000 kilometers.