Crimea Attack: Kyiv Claims 3 Russian Air Defenses Hit amid ATACMS Barrage

Ukraine attacked several advanced Russian air defense systems across Crimea overnight, Kyiv's military said on Monday, in the latest round of long-range strikes to menace vital Russian assets on the annexed peninsula Ukraine has vowed to reclaim from Moscow.

Ukraine "successfully attacked one Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system near Dzhankoy, as well as two enemy S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems near Chornomorske and Yevpatoria," Kyiv's General Staff said in a statement posted to social media.

The strikes damaged the radar systems that form key parts of each of the advanced air defense systems, the Ukrainian military said, adding none of Kyiv's missiles were intercepted.

Newsweek could not independently verify the reports from Kyiv's armed forces, and has reached out to the Russian Defense Ministry for comment via email.

Rybar, one of the influential Russian military blogger accounts often used as sources in lieu of official statements from Moscow, said on Monday that Ukrainian forces had attacked Crimea overnight with "at least 12" U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles, fired from Ukraine's southern Mykolaiv region.

Kyiv targeted Dzhankoy — a key rail and road hub for Russian forces in northern Crimea — as well as two settlements in western Crimea, one being the city of Yevpatoria, according to the account.

The Telegram account said Ukraine had likely targeted Russian air force and air defense bases at the sites.

Local social media channels in Crimea reported explosions overnight, including around Dzhankoy and Yevpatoria.

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