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Russia denies the destruction of military material and accuses kyiv of attacking civilian infrastructure
March 21 () –
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has stated that an explosion on Monday destroyed several Russian missiles that were being transported in the Crimean peninsula, without specifying whether the explosion was due to an attack by Ukrainian forces.
Thus, they have confirmed that the explosion occurred in the city of Dzhankoy, in northern Crimea, and would have destroyed Russian Kalibr NK-type missiles while they were being transported by train.
For his part, the Russian governor of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov, has stated that the city’s air defenses were activated on Monday night against a Russian drone attack, reporting only slight damage to civilian buildings.
The governor’s adviser, Oleg Kriuchkov, has denied through his Telegram channel that any explosion has damaged military equipment: “Fantasies soaked in clowns. The railway and infrastructure have not suffered damage. The trains follow the schedule.”
“All the drones have been directed against civilian targets. One has been shot down over the Dzhankoy technical school and has fallen between the academic building and the hostel. There are no military installations nearby. The rest have been shot down over residential areas. Apart from the explosives , each one contained shrapnel, they wanted revenge on the Crimeans for their choice,” Kryuchkov accused.
According to the Russian authorities, a man would have been injured when debris fell on him from one of the affected buildings, but he would already be out of danger, according to TASS.
