The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has released a video of the special operation shot in the dark of night. So far, Russia has not made an official statement about the attack.
Ukraine made a surprise attack on the Crimean peninsula last night, according to the Ukrainian intelligence service. According to Ukraine, the attack was carried out in cooperation with the intelligence department of the country’s Ministry of Defense and the navy.
According to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the country’s special forces landed in the area between the villages of Majak and Olenivka on the west coast of Crimea.
The Ministry of Defense has published a video of the special operation shot in the dark of night, in which a small motorboat drives silently along the coastline. Reuters has not been able to confirm where or when the video was filmed.
– During the mission, defenders of Ukraine clashed with enemy forces. As a result of the fighting, the enemy suffered crew losses and its equipment was destroyed, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine informs.
Also a Ukrainian news site Ukrainian Pravda tells about the attack. According to the information of Verkkolehti, both boats and airplanes would have participated in the battles.
According to media reports, explosions were heard near the village of Majak at around five in the morning. The base of the relay forces of the Russian Air and Space Forces is located in the village of Majak.
According to Ukrainska Pravda, the Russian news site Baza says that those staying at the Olenivka campsite heard two loud shots, which they suspected came from mortars. After going out, they said they saw two rubber boats on the shore with about ten people on board.
When the landed Ukrainian forces realized that they had been spotted, the eyewitnesses heard more shots from automatic weapons. At the end of a short firefight, the Ukrainian boats left the shore.
Independence Day is celebrated in Ukraine on August 24. In honor of the anniversary, Ukrainian soldiers raised the Ukrainian flag on the Russian-occupied peninsula before leaving Crimea, the country’s Ministry of Defense says.
According to Ukraine, all the goals and tasks of the “special operation” were successfully completed. The Ministry of Defense says that the Ukrainians left without suffering losses.
According to bystanders who spoke to Russian media, one bullet appeared to hit the outboard motor of one of the boats. However, according to them, no one was injured.
Russia has not yet made an official statement about Ukraine’s surprise invasion of Crimea.
– The Russian occupation administration does not agree to comment on the events, despite the requests of local residents, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine writes on the Telegram messaging service.