{"id":6112,"date":"2023-04-24T18:19:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T18:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=6112"},"modified":"2023-04-24T18:19:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T18:19:44","slug":"drone-attacks-sevastopol-shot-down-drone-found-near-moscow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/europe\/russia\/drone-attacks-sevastopol-shot-down-drone-found-near-moscow\/2023\/04\/24\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Drone attacks Sevastopol, shot down drone found near Moscow"},"content":{"rendered":"

KIEV,<\/span> UKRAINE<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span> Russian-appointed<\/span> authorities<\/span> in<\/span> Crimea<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> military<\/span> had<\/span> repelled<\/span> a<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> attack<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> major<\/span> naval<\/span> base<\/span> on<\/span> Monday,<\/span> but<\/span> said<\/span> an<\/span> exploding<\/span> drone<\/span> was<\/span> spotted<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> forest<\/span> near<\/span> Moscow.<\/span> The<\/span> attack<\/span> is<\/span> believed<\/span> to<\/span> leave<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> lacking<\/span> preparations<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> massive<\/span> counterattack.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Moscow-appointed<\/span> head<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Crimean<\/span> port<\/span> city<\/span> of<\/span> Sevastopol,<\/span> Mikhail<\/span> Razvodzaev,<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> military<\/span> destroyed<\/span> a<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> drone<\/span> that<\/span> was<\/span> trying<\/span> to<\/span> attack<\/span> the<\/span> port<\/span> early<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> morning<\/span> and<\/span> another<\/span> was<\/span> blown<\/span> up.<\/span> He<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> powerful<\/span> blast<\/span> shattered<\/span> several<\/span> apartment<\/span> windows,<\/span> but<\/span> caused<\/span> no<\/span> further<\/span> damage.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> attack<\/span> was<\/span> the<\/span> latest<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> series<\/span> of<\/span> attempts<\/span> to<\/span> attack<\/span> Sevastopol,<\/span> the<\/span> main<\/span> naval<\/span> base<\/span> in<\/span> Crimea,<\/span> which<\/span> Russia<\/span> illegally<\/span> annexed<\/span> her<\/span> in<\/span> 2014.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ukrainian<\/span> officials<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> immediately<\/span> comment<\/span> on<\/span> Monday’s<\/span> strike.<\/span> After<\/span> previous<\/span> attacks<\/span> on<\/span> Sevastopol<\/span> and<\/span> elsewhere,<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> officials<\/span> publicly<\/span> stopped<\/span> acknowledging<\/span> responsibility,<\/span> but<\/span> emphasized<\/span> the<\/span> country’s<\/span> right<\/span> to<\/span> strike<\/span> any<\/span> target<\/span> in<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> aggression.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>An<\/span> exploding<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> drone<\/span> was<\/span> spotted<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> forest<\/span> about<\/span> 30<\/span> kilometers<\/span> (about<\/span> 19<\/span> miles)<\/span> east<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> capital<\/span> on<\/span> Monday,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> Russian<\/span> reports.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>He<\/span> predicted<\/span> that<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> would<\/span> likely<\/span> launch<\/span> a<\/span> counterattack<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> coming<\/span> weeks<\/span> once<\/span> the<\/span> ground<\/span> was<\/span> dry<\/span> enough<\/span> to<\/span> allow<\/span> tanks<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> heavy<\/span> vehicles<\/span> to<\/span> move<\/span> freely<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> road.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Chief<\/span> of<\/span> Military<\/span> Intelligence<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> Major<\/span> General.<\/span> In<\/span> an<\/span> interview<\/span> with<\/span> RBC<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> Kirilo<\/span> Budanov<\/span> described<\/span> the<\/span> planned<\/span> counterattack<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> “pioneering<\/span> battle<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine’s<\/span> modern<\/span> history”<\/span> in<\/span> which<\/span> the<\/span> country<\/span> would<\/span> “retake<\/span> key<\/span> areas”.<\/span> Everyone<\/span> understands<\/span> that,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Russian<\/span> military<\/span> bloggers<\/span> have<\/span> speculated<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> counterattack<\/span> could<\/span> lead<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> flurry<\/span> of<\/span> widespread<\/span> drone<\/span> strikes.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Russian<\/span> media<\/span> have<\/span> identified<\/span> the<\/span> drone<\/span> that<\/span> crashed<\/span> near<\/span> Moscow<\/span> as<\/span> his<\/span> UJ-22<\/span> Airborne<\/span> made<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span> They<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> spotted<\/span> by<\/span> local<\/span> residents<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday,<\/span> who<\/span> reportedly<\/span> crashed<\/span> after<\/span> running<\/span> out<\/span> of<\/span> fuel<\/span> or<\/span> smashing<\/span> into<\/span> a<\/span> tree.<\/span> They<\/span> said<\/span> they<\/span> were<\/span> carrying<\/span> 17<\/span> kilograms<\/span> (37<\/span> pounds)<\/span> of<\/span> explosives.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> UJ-22<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> small<\/span> reconnaissance<\/span> drone<\/span> capable<\/span> of<\/span> carrying<\/span> about<\/span> 20<\/span> kilograms<\/span> (44<\/span> pounds)<\/span> of<\/span> explosives<\/span> and<\/span> has<\/span> an<\/span> autonomous<\/span> flight<\/span> range<\/span> of<\/span> up<\/span> to<\/span> 800<\/span> kilometers<\/span> (about<\/span> 500<\/span> miles).<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Last<\/span> month,<\/span> another<\/span> drone<\/span> was<\/span> spotted<\/span> in<\/span> Shecherkovo,<\/span> about<\/span> 15<\/span> kilometers<\/span> northeast<\/span> of<\/span> Moscow,<\/span> which<\/span> authorities<\/span> suspected<\/span> was<\/span> also<\/span> from<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> but<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> carry<\/span> explosives.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Also<\/span> in<\/span> March,<\/span> a<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> Tu-141<\/span> Strizh<\/span> jet-propelled<\/span> drone<\/span> exploded<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> town<\/span> of<\/span> Kireyevsk<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Tula<\/span> region,<\/span> about<\/span> 200<\/span> kilometers<\/span> east<\/span> of<\/span> Moscow,<\/span> injuring<\/span> three<\/span> people<\/span> and<\/span> leaving<\/span> a<\/span> large<\/span> crater<\/span> and<\/span> several<\/span> buildings<\/span> were<\/span> damaged.Russian<\/span> Defense<\/span> Ministry<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> drone<\/span> was<\/span> shot<\/span> down<\/span> by<\/span> anti-aircraft<\/span> guns.<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> used<\/span> Soviet-made<\/span> Tu-141<\/span> drones<\/span> to<\/span> attack<\/span> Russian<\/span> installations,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> Russian<\/span> officials.<\/span> attacked<\/span> a<\/span> Russian<\/span> air<\/span> force<\/span> base.<\/span> The<\/span> Russian<\/span> Defense<\/span> Ministry<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> drone<\/span> had<\/span> been<\/span> shot<\/span> down,<\/span> but<\/span> admitted<\/span> that<\/span> some<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> aircraft<\/span> had<\/span> been<\/span> damaged<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> debris<\/span> and<\/span> that<\/span> several<\/span> soldiers<\/span> had<\/span> died.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Authorities<\/span> reported<\/span> in<\/span> February<\/span> that<\/span> a<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> drone<\/span> had<\/span> been<\/span> spotted<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> forest<\/span> near<\/span> Guvastvo<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Kolomna<\/span> region,<\/span> about<\/span> 80<\/span> kilometers<\/span> southeast<\/span> of<\/span> Moscow.<\/span> The<\/span> drone<\/span> landed<\/span> near<\/span> the<\/span> apparent<\/span> target,<\/span> a<\/span> large<\/span> natural<\/span> gas<\/span> pumping<\/span> station.<\/span> Ukraine’s<\/span> presidential<\/span> office<\/span> said<\/span> Monday<\/span> that<\/span> at<\/span> least<\/span> four<\/span> civilians<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> killed<\/span> and<\/span> 13<\/span> wounded<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> past<\/span> 24<\/span> hours<\/span> in<\/span> recent<\/span> attacks<\/span> by<\/span> Russia.<\/span> Two<\/span> people<\/span> died<\/span> in<\/span> Bakhmut<\/span> and<\/span> two<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> southern<\/span> city<\/span> of<\/span> Kherson.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KIEV, UKRAINE (AP) – Russian-appointed authorities in Crimea said the military had repelled a Ukrainian attack on a major naval base on Monday, but said an exploding drone was spotted in a forest near Moscow. The attack is believed to leave Ukraine lacking preparations for a massive counterattack. The Moscow-appointed head of the Crimean port […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[2480,276,2482],"tags":[1951,1959,3161,4271,4272,4273,4274,4275,4276,4277,4278,4279,4280,1315,4281,1322,4282,1944],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/DRONE.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6112"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6112"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6114,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6112\/revisions\/6114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}