Russian forces have reportedly targeted drone production sites near the village of Malodolinskoye in the Odessa region of Ukraine. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has confirmed this information.
It is noted that unmanned aerial vehicles were also being assembled at the targeted facilities.
Prior to this incident, it was reported that both sides of the Crimean Bridge had installed barriers to protect against waterborne drones.
On the night of July 17th, the head of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, stated that an “extraordinary incident” had occurred near the 145th support structure of the Crimean Bridge, from the side of the Krasnodar Krai.
The National Anti-Terrorism Committee of Russia has accused Ukrainian special services of the attack. According to the committee, two Ukrainian unmanned surface vehicles carried out the attack on the bridge. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has initiated a criminal case under the article on terrorism.
Earlier, Russian designers presented the “Stepashka” anti-drone rifle.