Aksenov: elaborate air defense system in Dzhankoy

March 21, 2023

In the city of Dzhankoy, located in the north of Crimea, an air defense system worked. This was stated by the head of the Republic Sergei Aksenov.

“In the Dzhankoy region I worked on air defense. According to preliminary data, the wreckage damaged the household and the store,” he wrote on his Telegram channel.

© kryuchkovoleg, Telegram According to him, one person was injured. Igor Mikhailichenko, Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea, left for the scene. The head of the Republic indicated that decisions on compensation would be taken.

Aksyonov also urged verifying incoming information and trusting only reliable sources.

Oleg Kryuchkov, adviser to the head of the Republic of Crimea for information policy, announced that the wreckage of a drone shot down by an air defense system damaged several houses. He noted that there was no significant damage.

Earlier, the Russian Federal Security Service announced the detention of a Ukrainian in Crimea, suspected of participating in the activities of an illegal armed group. The department said that in 2016 the man joined the “Crimean Tatar Volunteer Battalion”. Noman Chelebidzhikhan” * (banned in the Russian Federation).

  • “Crimean Tatar volunteer battalion. Noman Chelebidzhikhan” is a terrorist organization banned in the territory of the Russian Federation.

Aksenov: elaborate air defense system in Dzhankoy

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