Russia temporarily closes Sevastopol Bay harbour as Navy conducts air defence drills

Sevastopol authorities have temporarily closed the Sevastopol Bay harbour, suspending maritime passenger transport operations as the Russian Navy conducts air defence training exercises in the city’s bay area.

According to a statement by the city's Directorate for the Development of Road and Transport Infrastructure, until approximately 16:00 local time, the fleet will be conducting air defence crew training exercises in the area of the Northern and Southern breakwaters, using various types of weapons, Caliber.Az reports, citing Russian media.

"Everything is calm in the city," the statement reads.  

To recall, between 20:00 on June 2 and 07:00 Moscow time on June 3, Russian air defence forces successfully destroyed eight Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

Thus, three Ukrainian drones were shot down in the airspace over the territory of the Republic of Crimea, and two more over the Kursk and Belgorod regions. In addition, one drone was destroyed over the waters of the Sea of ​​Azov.

Also at 06:07, a message was received about the temporary closure of the Crimean Bridge. Traffic was resumed at 09:12.

By Khagan Isayev