Explosions are heard in Kerch and Sevastopol
Annexed Crimea Russia On August 18, Oleg Kryuchkov, the adviser to the head appointed by weather the anti-attack system has been activated.
This is usually the area weather occurs when there is an attack.
Social in the video circulating on media networks, it is seen that an anti-aircraft missile was launched.
It is located in the east of the Kerch peninsula, a few kilometers from the Crimean bridge, which is built over the strait of the same name.
Ukraine officials of the Crimean bridge in recent days Ukraine make statements that it is a legitimate target for
In the occupied Zaporozhye region Russia administration representative Vladimir Rogov claimed that according to preliminary information, far from the Crimean bridge Ukraine the drone was shot down.
This news not yet officially confirmed.
Russia federal car The road administration told TASS that traffic on the Crimean bridge continues as normal.
Politico: White House appreciates strikes
Meanwhile, people from Kerch in social networks they write that a streak of white smoke is visible over the city.
RFE/RL’s Russian service writes, referring to local residents, that throughout the city explosion their voices are heard.
You can hear windows shaking in houses and car alarms going off.
On August 16, Mykhailo Podoliak, adviser to the head of the administration of the President of Ukraine, told The Guardian newspaper that Kyiv The Crimean bridge is legitimate military considers it a target and it must be “destroyed”.
The Politico portal writes with reference to a source in the White House. USA administration of President Joe Biden of Ukraine appreciates the strikes on the annexed Crimean peninsula.
A drone is said to have been shot down
In the meantime, witnesses report that barges were placed near the piers of the Crimean bridge, and special devices were installed on these barges to deflect missiles.
But in open sources of Ukraine currently there is no information that they have weapons to seriously attack Crimea.
The website Kerch.info writes that Russian military training was held in the region in question, and the explosions may be related to these trainings.
Russian officials explosion they do not make any statement about their votes.
On the evening of August 18 in the Belbek airfield district of Sevastopol explosion their voices were heard.