Ukraine hints it hit Russian missiles in occupied Crimea

Ukraines military intelligence agency reported what appeared to be a brazen attack late Monday on Russian cruise missiles being transported by train in the occupied and illegally annexed Ukrainian Crimean PeninsulaThe regions Russianappointed governor reported an incident in the area of the same Crimean town Dzhankoi in the northern part of the peninsula though he did not mention cruise missiles as an attack target None of the reports could be independently verifiedA vague statement by the Ukrainian military agency posted on its website said multiple Kalibr cruise missiles were destroyed by an explosion without explicitly saying Ukraine was responsible or what weapon had been used It said the missiles were being carried by rail and were destined for submarine launchThe agency implied the Kyiv government was responsible by saying the explosion destroying the missiles continues the process of Russias demilitarisation and prepares the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea for deoccupationAlso Read Xi in first Moscow visit as Putin wages Ukraine warIn a precursor to last years full invasion of Ukraine Russia in 2014 seized Crimea then annexed the peninsula in a move that many countries condemned as illegal Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed to recapture all the Ukrainian land Russia now occupies including CrimeaA possible indication of a Ukrainian attack came from the Russianappointed governor of Crimea Sergei Aksenov He said on social media that antiaircraft weapons were fired in the vicinity of Dzhankoi where Ukraines intelligence agency said the cruise missiles were destroyedAksenov said falling debris injured one person and damaged a home and a store His report did not mention that cruise missiles were hit specify why the antiaircraft weapons were fired or whether the injury and damage were caused by debris from the antiaircraft weapons or from an object that was shot downUnconfirmed social media reports claimed Russias antiaircraft defences shot down dronesThroughout the current war reports have surfaced of attacks on Russian military bases assassinations and other targets in Crimea with Ukraine rarely if ever explicitly claiming responsibility but welcoming such incidentsThese incidents in Crimea and other areas of Russia far from the wars front lines have exposed major weaknesses in Russias defenses and embarrassed Russian President Vladimir Putin who reportedly believed the invasion would be quick and easyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever