In Evpatoria, the air defense system worked

In Evpatoria in the Crimea, the air defense system (air defense) allegedly worked, informed in his Telegram channel, Oleg Kryuchkov, adviser to the head of the republic on information policy.

“In Evpatoria, presumably, the air defense system worked. Crimea is under reliable protection,” he wrote.

August 18 air defense systems worked in the Crimea in the Kerch region, Kryuchkov clarified that there was no danger to the city and the Crimean bridge. Earlier, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, Mikhail Podolyak, in an interview with The Guardian newspaper, announced Kyiv’s plans to destroy the Crimean bridge. He called the construction of this facility “illegal” and, as noted by the publication, stressed that Ukraine considers the bridge as a “military target.”

Such statements are heard from Ukrainian politicians not for the first time. In response to these threats, the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov noted that Crimea is in complete safety, it is provided with “preventive and additional measures” taken by the military.

Politico edition with reference to the representative of the White House reportedthat the United States gave permission to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to use American weapons to strike in Crimea.