In Feodosia, explosions rang out in the port area: the occupiers announced that a rocket had been shot down (photo)
On the morning of April 8, residents of occupied Crimea reported loud explosions near the port in Feodosia. The self-proclaimed authorities of the peninsula announced the work of air defense, which apparently shot down the missile.
Residents of Crimea wrote in public that they heard two explosions in Feodosia. Then columns of smoke were visible.
Here are the messages from local communities:
- It's loud in Feodosia. According to information from local residents, at approximately 10:59 "clap" was heard.
- In Feodosia on the street, Druzhba heard two loud "bangs", the alarms near the cars went off.
- I live on Harnaeva Street. Cotton was very powerful, but visually I could not see anything, high-rise buildings around.
- Everyone heard. But no smoke, nothing was visible. The man was in Old Crimea and also heard these claps, but not strong.
- I live on Odesa Street in Feodosia. The explosion was as if near me. Friends assume that they shot down a drone.
Serhiy Aksyonov, the so-called head of the occupied Crimea, wrote on the Telegram channel: "A missile launched by Ukraine was shot down over Feodosia."
Local media reports: "Debris of a downed Ukrainian missile fell in one of the populated areas of Crimea. There are no casualties or damage."
"The missile flew at an altitude of more than 15 kilometers and was shot down by an S-300 air defense system on the outskirts of Feodosia. The smoke in the photo is caused by falling debris after its defeat in the air. The distance from the Ukrainian training ground Tuzlov, from where the missile was launched, to Feodosia in a direct trajectory is 415 km.".
Earlier, Ukrainian intelligence reported that the occupiers are taking their families out of Crimea and selling off their property.
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