Moscow worried about Crimea's vulnerability?

British intelligence expresses drone theory

Created: 12/17/2022, 11:47 am

By: Felix Durach

Russia apparently no longer launches its combat drones from Crimea.

A sign of vulnerability for British intelligence.

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• Moscow

  worried about

  Crimea's vulnerability

  ?

  The British secret service sees a tactical change in Russia as a sign.

• Nationwide

  air alert

  on

  Saturday

  : The Russian military is carrying out renewed heavy attacks on the Ukrainian energy supply.

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LONDON - During the massive attacks by the Russian armed forces on the Ukrainian energy supply on Friday, Moscow apparently used combat drones again.

Among other things, a video published on Twitter shows a drone being shot down over the capital Kyiv.

In recent weeks, the Russian army has increasingly relied on the use of Iranian “Kamikaze” drones of the Shahed-136 type.

In past missions, the compact missiles were usually fired from the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea.

Russian President Vladimir Putin with Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov.

© Gavriil Grigorov/imago-images

Moscow worried about Crimea's vulnerability?

British intelligence expresses theory

According to reports from the British secret service, there was now a change in the process.

The drones, most likely provided by Iran, were launched from the southern Russian region of Krasnodar, the British Ministry of Defense said in a daily briefing on Twitter on Saturday.

The British take the shift as a sign that Moscow may be concerned about Crimea's vulnerability.

In addition, it is easier for the Russians to organize supplies at the new location, since the weapons are believed to arrive in the Russian region of Astrakhan, which is closer.

As part of the Ukrainian counter-offensive in the south, there were repeated attacks in Crimea.

Above all, the Crimean Bridge, which connects the peninsula with the Russian mainland, was badly damaged in an attack.

The Kremlin blames Ukraine for the attacks.

Kyiv has not yet officially confirmed responsibility for the actions.

Russia illegally annexed Crimea in 2014.

Nationwide air alert on Saturday — Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure

On Saturday morning there were renewed air alerts in Ukraine almost across the country.

According to reports from the Ukrinform news agency, air raid alarms were raised in the major cities of Kyiv, Lviv and Mykolaiv, among others.

The Russian military has been carrying out attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure for weeks.

As a result, there are repeated power failures or entire areas are temporarily cut off from the water supply.