Russia’s military said today it had shot down six Ukrainian drones, accusing Kiev of a “massive” attack on civilian infrastructure in Crimea, a day after it shot down several drones that entered Russian territory.

“An attempted mass drone attack (launched) by the Kiev regime against the infrastructure of the Crimean peninsula was foiled,” the Russian Defence Ministry announced.

According to the same source, six offensive Ukrainian drones were shot down by Russian air defences and another four were disabled by electronic means.

This is not the first time that Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014, has been the target of drone attacks.

Moreover, today the Kremlin pointed out that it does not believe the statement of the adviser to the Ukrainian presidency Mykhailo Podolyak, who assured that Kiev does not launch attacks against targets on Russian territory.

Podolyak said in a tweet earlier today that Ukraine “does not encroach on the territory of the Russian Federation” and is “waging a defensive war to recover all its territories.”

He added: “Panic and disruption are intensifying in the Russian Federation, which is reflected in the increase in domestic attacks against infrastructure facilities by unidentified flying objects.”

Yesterday, a drone crashed near a natural gas pumping station in the city of Kolyma, located 110 kilometres southeast of Moscow, according to its governor, Andrei Vorobyov.

At the same time, other drones were shot down in other Russian regions, such as the city of Belgorod, the Bryansk and Krasnodar provinces, and the Republic of Adygea.