The attack on Saturday targeted the Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters in the Sebastopol region, but no deaths were reported, according to the Crimean governor, Mikhail Razvozhev.
The drone was struck over the navy headquarters, crashed on the ceiling, and burst into flames, Razvozjaev reported in a Telegram message.
According to the governor, the event caused no serious damage or injuries, and he blamed the operation on Ukrainian soldiers.
The incident comes on the heels of a slew of explosions and other attacks on Russian military equipment in Crimea.
On Thursday night, Russian vessels shot down a drone near Sebastopol’s runway.
The explosions on Tuesday at a military facility and an explosives storage in Crimea were portrayed by Russia as an act of sabotage.
An explosion of explosive materials headed for the air force near a military airport in Saki, Qurum, killed one and injured many in early August.
Sergei Aksionov, the governor of the peninsula, announced Saturday that the air defence system was activated near Evpatoria in the west.
He clarified on the Telegram app at the time that the mishap caused no harm or injuries.
Furthermore, pro-Russian troops appointed Konstantin Ivashchenko as mayor of the seaside city of Mariupol (southeastern Ukraine), according to Russian news sources.
According to RIA Novosti, a police source, an explosion happened while he was passing his car on a road in front of the municipal zoo. According to the source, Ivashchenko was not injured.
Russia held portions of Ukraine’s south in the early days of its campaign, particularly the Kherson area, not distant from Crimea, which Russia seized in 2014.
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Drone strike on Russian navy headquarters in the Black Sea
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