<p>An ammunition depot was hit during a Ukrainian drone attack on Dzhankoi in Crimea early on Monday, with Russian air defence forces shooting down or electronically jamming 11 drones over the area, a Russian-installed official said.</p>.<p>Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-installed governor of the Crimean Peninsula that Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014, also said that a residential building was damaged in the area.</p>.<p>He said there was no indication of any casualties, but people within a 5 km (3 mile) radius of the incident were being evacuated.</p>.<p>It was not immediately clear whether the ammunition depot was directly hit by a drone or if it was damaged by falling drone debris.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/russia-says-it-destroyed-2-drones-targeting-moscow-blames-ukraine-1240043.html">Russia says it destroyed 2 drones targeting Moscow, blames Ukraine</a></strong></p>.<p>Russia has a military air base near Dzhankoi. Ukrainian officials have long said the city and surrounding areas have been turned into Moscow's largest military base in Crimea.</p>.<p>Aksyonov also said on the Telegram messaging app that "for safety reasons" railway and road traffic in the area was suspended.</p>.<p>Reuters could not independently verify the reports of the attacks. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine on the alleged attack.</p>.<p>Ukraine rarely publicly claims responsibility for attacks inside Russia or on Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine, but has been saying in recent months that destroying Russia's military infrastructure helps Kyiv's counteroffensive.</p>.<p>It was the second such attack in three days in Crimea. On Saturday, Aksyonov said a drone caused an explosion at an ammunition depot in central Crimea, prompting authorities to evacuate nearby people and briefly suspend road traffic on the bridge linking the peninsula to Russia.</p>.<p>Ukraine did claim that incident, saying its army had destroyed an oil depot and Russian army warehouses.</p>
<p>An ammunition depot was hit during a Ukrainian drone attack on Dzhankoi in Crimea early on Monday, with Russian air defence forces shooting down or electronically jamming 11 drones over the area, a Russian-installed official said.</p>.<p>Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-installed governor of the Crimean Peninsula that Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014, also said that a residential building was damaged in the area.</p>.<p>He said there was no indication of any casualties, but people within a 5 km (3 mile) radius of the incident were being evacuated.</p>.<p>It was not immediately clear whether the ammunition depot was directly hit by a drone or if it was damaged by falling drone debris.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/russia-says-it-destroyed-2-drones-targeting-moscow-blames-ukraine-1240043.html">Russia says it destroyed 2 drones targeting Moscow, blames Ukraine</a></strong></p>.<p>Russia has a military air base near Dzhankoi. Ukrainian officials have long said the city and surrounding areas have been turned into Moscow's largest military base in Crimea.</p>.<p>Aksyonov also said on the Telegram messaging app that "for safety reasons" railway and road traffic in the area was suspended.</p>.<p>Reuters could not independently verify the reports of the attacks. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine on the alleged attack.</p>.<p>Ukraine rarely publicly claims responsibility for attacks inside Russia or on Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine, but has been saying in recent months that destroying Russia's military infrastructure helps Kyiv's counteroffensive.</p>.<p>It was the second such attack in three days in Crimea. On Saturday, Aksyonov said a drone caused an explosion at an ammunition depot in central Crimea, prompting authorities to evacuate nearby people and briefly suspend road traffic on the bridge linking the peninsula to Russia.</p>.<p>Ukraine did claim that incident, saying its army had destroyed an oil depot and Russian army warehouses.</p>