Air Defenses Activated in Crimea, 2 Drones Shot Down: Russian-Installed Official

Air Defenses Activated in Crimea, 2 Drones Shot Down: Russian-Installed Official
The Kerch Bridge that links Crimea to Russia, near Kerch, on Oct. 14, 2022, which was hit by a blast on Oct. 8, 2022. Stringer/AFP via Getty Images
Reuters
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LONDON—Russian air defenses were activated on Tuesday in the city of Sevastopol in Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, and two drones were shot down, the regional governor said in a statement, urging people to keep calm.

Sevastopol is the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea fleet.