A drone view purportedly shows the destruction of a Russian long-range anti-aircraft system near Olenivka, Crimea, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released August 23, 2023. Ukrainian Main Directorate Of Intelligence/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.
On Thursday, Ukraine’s navy and military intelligence conducted a “special operation” during which military personnel landed on the Russian-occupied Crimea. This information was revealed by the defense ministry’s Main Directorate of Intelligence.
“Special units on watercraft landed on the shore in the area of Olenivka and Mayak settlements,” it said, adding that “all goals” had been achieved and casualties inflicted on the enemy. It did not identify the goals.