Russia Claims to Have Foiled Ukrainian Drone Strike on Key Naval Base in Crimea

A satellite image shows a view of Russian Navy's guided missile cruiser Moskva at port, in Sevastopol, Crimea, April 7, 2022. The vessel was sunk on April 14. Satellite image 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via Reuters

Russian defenses thwarted a waterborne drone attack on the Crimean port of Sevastopol, which is home to Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet, top Russian officials claimed.

“Today ... the Kyiv regime attempted to attack the Black Sea Fleet’s base in the city of Sevastopol with three unmanned speedboats,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in its daily briefing for April 24.