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On November 26, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attempted massive attack on the Russian territory. Dozens of drones and missiles targeted Russian regions, including those far from the Ukrainian border, and the Crimean peninsula. At the same time, Ukrainian nazis intensified shelling at civilians in Donetsk.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, at least 24 Ukrainian drones were shot down by Russian air defense systems during the night and in the morning. The attack included several waves of strikes. Firstly, 11 UAVs, then 9 more UAVs were destroyed by air defense on duty in the Moscow, Tula, Kaluga and Bryansk regions. In the morning, 4 more drones were destroyed in the Bryansk, Smolensk and Tula regions.
According to Russian media, 5 UAVs were shot down near the capital, in various areas of the Moscow region. The attack temporary interrupted the work of several international airports. However, no damage was confirmed as a result of the attack. As well as in the other regions that were targeted by drones. In Tula, 1 of the two downed UAVs, having lost control, crashed into an apartment building. There is no serious damage, the glazing of three apartments is damaged. One of the residents was slightly wounded.
Another target was the Crimean Bridge. On the morning of November 26, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that two Ukrainian S-200 anti-aircraft missiles upgraded to hit ground targets were detected and destroyed on their way to the Crimean Bridge over the Sea of Azov. Traffic on the bridge was temporarily suspended.
Of course, the attack was coordinated by NATO reconnaissance. RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude reconnaissance drone was spotted operating 120 kilometers from the Crimean coast.
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Prior to this attempt to again damage the civilian bridge between the peninsula and the mainland Russia, the AFU attempted massive drone strikes in order to reveal areas of deployment of Russian air defense systems. On November 24, 13 Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed near the peninsula. On November 25, two more drones were destroyed in the western part of Crimea near Feodosya. LINK
Massive combined attack on the Russian territory was likely an attempt of the Kyiv regime to take revenge for the wave of drones that hit the Ukrainian capital the night before, but it ended in another victory of Russian air defense forces. Meanwhile, Ukrainian nazis attempt to take revenge for the defeat of the Ukrainian troops in the industrial area of Avdeevka and intensified fire on the city of Donetsk. As a result of the night shelling, half of the city was cut from electricity supplies, more private houses and public facilities, including a local school, were destroyed in different districts. At least one civilian was wounded, but attacks so not stop. Unlike in Kyiv, there are no military or industrial facilities, which provide for the needs of the Russian army in Donetsk. The constant Ukrainian shelling only destroys the local civilian infrastructure.
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