Explosions and shooting heard in Sevastopol, Russians claim ‘drills’
Explosions and gunshots were heard in the occupied city of Sevastopol on July 12, according to local Telegram channels.
People took to social media, asking: "What are (those banging noises?)", "Explosions are heard".
Later, the so-called "governor" of the city, Mikhail Razvozhayev, referred to "exercises".
"In the area of Kozacha Bay, a military unit's training ground is hosting combat training for personnel with firing from regular weapons," the puppet official said.
Since August 2022, the sounds of explosions have been heard regularly in the Russian-occupied Crimea and Sevastopol. The Russian authorities usually explain this as "air defense work," accusing Ukraine of attacks, or as exercises by the Russian military.
In October 2022, an explosion occurred on the illegally constructed bridge between Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Crimea and mainland Russia. The occupation authorities declared an increased (yellow) level of "terrorist threat" on the peninsula.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called it "logical rhetoric" to say that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will be forced to seek a dialogue when Ukrainian troops approach the administrative border with occupied Crimea.
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