MOSCOW, Dec 5, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Russia said Tuesday it had neutralised 35
Ukrainian drones over the annexed Crimean peninsula and the Sea of Azov.

"An attempt by the Kyiv regime to commit a terrorist attack with aerial
drones... was foiled last night," the Russian Defence Ministry said in a
statement, adding that "22 Ukrainian drones were destroyed and 13 others were
intercepted over the Sea of Azov and Crimea."

"A new attack attempt by the Kyiv regime" on Tuesday morning saw four
Ukrainian drones shot down and two intercepted over the Azov Sea, the
ministry said in a separate statement.

Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014, hosts the
headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet and is a key supply route for
Russian forces in southern and eastern Ukraine. It is regularly targeted by
Ukrainian forces.