Explosions erupted in several locations in Russia-annexed Crimea early this morning and Russian social media said the peninsula's air defense systems had repelled the attacks, Reuters reported, citing Russian and Ukrainian media.

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A Telegram channel linked to Russian law enforcement reported that Ukraine had sent a series of drones to targets on the Crimean peninsula and that Russian air defenses had shot down at least one of them over the port of Sevastopol.

According to the channel's preliminary information, no one was injured.

According to Ukrainian Telegram channels, there were explosions in Sevastopol and Saki, where Russia has an air base, as well as several other places in Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014.

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Reuters notes that it has not been able to verify the reliability of the information from independent sources.

Strikes against Russian targets have increased in frequency over the past two weeks, especially in Crimea.

Ukraine, without confirming any role in these attacks, claims that the destruction of infrastructure is preparation for its planned ground offensive, BTA said.

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