According to the Ministry, the destroyed speedboats were carrying soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces who were going to perpetrate sabotages on the Crimean Peninsula.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry informed that eight Ukrainian drones had been shot down by anti-aircraft defense systems above the Black Sea waters off Crimea’s coasts.

The Russian military department reported the destruction of an unmanned aerial vehicle over the peninsula.

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