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Ukrainian strike destroys Russian ammunition depo and command post in occupied Crimea:

A Russian ammunition depot near the temporarily occupied Crimean village of Pervomaiske was destroyed in a Ukrainian strike on Jan. 4, the Ukrainian Stratcom reported on Telegram on Jan. 5.

Ukraine’s strike has caused severe damage to the peninsula’s defense system. The spokeswoman for the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Southern Defense Forces, Natalia Humenyuk, said that the enemy described it as the “most massive” of the recent attacks.

Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk thanked the pilots and all those involved in the planning of the operation and hinted that he was waiting for an “epic report” from Russian propagandists in Sevastopol and Yevpatoriya.

The Ukrainian military hit the Russian command post near occupied Sevastopol during the attack, the Stratcom reported on the same day.

The targeted command post was in the area of Yukharina Balka, where the 31st Air Defense Division of the Russian Aerospace Forces is located, according to the Krymsky Veter (CrimeanWind) and Krym.Realii Telegram channels.

The Russian Defense Ministry claimed 36 drones had been destroyed in Crimea and another one in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai. —>READ MORE HERE

Not just command post: Russian defence system damaged in Crimea

The attack on Russia’s military facilities in occuied Crimea on 4 January destroyed not only a command post but also severely damaged the Russian defence system on tge peninsula. Ukraine’s Defence Forces also targeted the new deployment of Shahed kamikaze UAVs on the peninsula.

Source: Nataliia Humeniuk, Head of the Joint Press Centre for Operational Command Pivden (South), in a comment to Suspilne , Ukraine’s public broadcaster

Quote: “Not only was a command post hit , but a serious combat activity took place over the past 24 hours, including severe damage to the defence system on the Crimean Peninsula.”

Details : Humeniuk says this is not the first such case that prompted the Russians to seriously reshape their defence system.

“They are now once again experiencing the same hysteria with relocations, trying to manoeuvre and place both the defence systems and the assets they protect in other places,” the official said.

Furthermore, Humeniuk noted that the Russian military has recently relocated launch sites for the Shahed UAVs. Although they mostly used Cape Chauda before, some launches were recorded near the settlement of Balaklava after several high-impact strikes by the Ukrainian forces.

“This is the focus of the Defence Forces’ efforts, to make the enemy not feel so safe in these areas and to always remember that Crimea is Ukrainian, and we are fighting for it,” she said.

The official also believes that the explosions near the Crimean Bridge are more of a smokescreen, “an attempt to protect this redundant configuration target.” —>READ MORE HERE

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