Russia claims to have repelled an attack on the Crimean bridge with 12 ATACMS missiles

Russia claims to have repelled an attack on the Crimean bridge with 12 ATACMS missiles

Kyiv  •  UNN

August 16 2024, 10:23 AM  •  22364 views

The Russian Defense Ministry claims to have repelled an attack by 12 US ATACMS missiles on the Crimean bridge at night. The occupiers reported that the bridge was blocked, and locals reported explosions in the Kerch area.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said that last night Russian air defense allegedly repelled an attack on the Crimean bridge with 12 ATACMS missiles, all missiles were allegedly destroyed. This is reported by UNN.

Last night, Ukrainian air defense defenses repelled a group attack by twelve US-made ATACMS tactical missiles on the Crimean bridge. All missiles were destroyed

- the Russian Defense Ministry said in a message on Telegram.

Earlier UNN wrote that local publics reported explosions and a fire in the Kerch region. The occupiers reported blocking the Crimean bridge.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that on the night of August 16, five drones were "intercepted" by air defense systems over the Black Sea. Meanwhile, local publics write that a "Pantsir-S1" surface-to-air missile system could have been hit in Kerch near Mount Mithridates.