A Chinese-made Mugin-5 Pro drone evaded Russian S-400 air defenses and struck the roof of the Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol.
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A Chinese-made Mugin-5 Pro drone evaded Russian S-400 air defenses and struck the roof of the Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol.
On the morning of 21 August, residents heard an explosion, and occupation authorities reported a drone fell on the roof of the Black Sea Fleet headquarters.
An explosion was heard in Russian-occupied Sevastopol at 6:33 a.m. on Aug. 21.
RFE/RL reported that there were no signs of anti-aircraft warfare, but Russian news outlet Meduza reported that explosions were from air defense.
Explosions rang out in occupied Sevastopol around 6:30 am on August 21, with Russian air defense systems working.
Mykhailo Razvozhaev stated that anti-aircraft defense systems were working in Sevastopol.
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Source story: day-180a-2023-02-12