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According to journalists, the last attacks, which were directed at at least six ...

How many times drones attacked Russia and Crimea in 2023: experts calculated

According to journalists, the last attacks, which were directed at at least six Russian regions, are the most large -scale events in 2023. Since the beginning of this year, more than 190 attacks were recorded in Russia and occupied Crimea using unmanned aerial vehicles. At the same time, the largest was recorded on the night of August 30. This became known from the BBC Verify analysis. A message published in the Russian media was taken into account to calculate the data.

The source also emphasizes that the night attacks on August 30 are the largest, which have been recorded since the beginning of the year - drones have hit at least six regions of Russia from south to northwest. Recently, reports of explosions in occupied Crimea are increasingly being received. In most cases, they are associated with the successful blows of our Armed Forces to accumulate live power, technique and enemy warehouses.

On August 30, the representative of the occupation administration of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev stated that in the area of ​​the Sevastopol Bay allegedly a reflection of drones from the sea. The sounds of explosions and shooting were heard in the Nakhimov district of Sevastopol. According to local publications, sea drones joined the UAV. On the night of August 30, it became known that explosions were thickening in the Russian city of Pskov.

Under the blow could be the Cherekhin military base. Subsequently, the Russians declared a large -scale attack of UAV. The explosions were recorded on the territory of Moscow, Kaluga, Ryazan, Orel, Bryansk and Pskov regions of Russia. The invaders also said that the attack of drones occurred in the Sevastopol bay. On August 30, intelligence confirmed the destruction of four IL-76. After a series of explosions at a strategic object, all air traffic at the Pskov International Airport was canceled.

The cost of one IL-76, depending on the modification, can be 5 billion rubles. On August 29, it was reported that the leadership of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation flooded several vessels near the Crimean bridge to protect against attacks of marine drones. And on August 28, Moscow's power complained about a new UAV attack. According to the mayor of the Russian capital, Sergei Sobiangin, the drone was destroyed on a run to Moscow, he fell in neighboring Lyubers.