Over the past 24 hours, Ukraine has sunk a Russian submarine and hit a Russian airport, which is in line with a wave of long-range attacks against Russian targets, the Associated Press reported, citing officials, BTA writes.
Russia says Ukrainian drones have struck a residential building, killing one person.
The surge in attacks since July comes as Ukraine pressures its allies to allow it to use long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russian territory. Western allies, particularly the US, have so far resisted such action, fearing an escalation by Moscow.
According to yesterday's statement of the General Staff of Ukraine, Ukrainian forces struck a Russian submarine of the "Kilo" class. and the S-400 anti-missile defense system on the territory of the Moscow-occupied Crimean peninsula. The air defense system was deployed to protect the Crimean Bridge over the Kerch Strait – an important logistics and transport hub supplying Russian forces.
Units of the missile forces, as well as the naval forces, disabled four launchers of the "Triumph" air defense system. (S-400), and the submarine "Rostov on Don" was struck and sunk in the port of Sevastopol. from Russia's Black Sea Fleet, the Ukrainian military said in a statement.
Ukraine's General Staff also confirmed that Ukrainian forces struck the "Morozovsk" airport. in the Rostov region, after they launched a massive attack with unmanned aerial vehicles against the territory of Russia. Ammunition depots where guided aerial bombs were stored were hit. The operation was conducted by the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) and the Ministry of Defense, the statement said.
Meanwhile, Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported that a woman was killed early this morning when a Ukrainian drone struck a residential building in the town of Shebekino. According to him, the Ukrainian drones damaged several other buildings in the city.
Gladkov specified that a total of eight civilians were injured in Ukrainian shelling and dozens of drone strikes from the previous day.
Within a month, Russia faced a sharp increase in the frequency of Ukrainian drone attacks and long-range shelling targeting Russian military infrastructure, including airports and oil bases. According to analysts, such a strengthening is necessary in order for Ukraine to reduce Russia's military potential, AP notes.