A “mysterious explosion” destroyed Russian cruise missiles that were being transported through occupied Crimea, Ukraine says, days after President Putin visited the Black Sea region.
The apparent attack was the latest to hit behind Russian lines in the annexed peninsula, and comes as officials in Kyiv suggest that retaking the area remains a priority for the country's military ahead of a planned offensive later this year.
The missiles can hit land targets as far as 1,500 miles and sea targets almost 240 miles away, the defense ministry added. One person was injured with a house and store was damaged in the Dzhankoi area, the Russian-installed head of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov said in a Telegram“Air defense worked,” he said, without mentioning the missiles or specifying what type of attack it was.
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