Russia downs Ukraine missile over Crimea: governor

| October 19, 2023

Russian forces have shot down a missile over Sevastopol, home of its Black Sea Fleet on the Crimean peninsula, regional governor Mikhail Razvozhayev says.

He said on Telegram that the missile had detonated in a field, and that there had been no injuries or damage to infrastructure. 

The defence ministry later said two missiles had been shot down over Crimea, both of them converted S-200 anti-aircraft defence missiles.

Reuters could not confirm the reports independently.

Russia seized Crimea in 2014 and Ukraine has been attacking Russian forces on the peninsula more and more often in its campaign to reclaim not only Crimea but also the parts of four southern provinces that Russia seized in its full-scale invasion 20 months ago.