Russia shoots down three drones in Crimea, says Russia-installed official

Russian air defence shot down three Ukrainian drones over Crimea, one in the northwest and two in the west of the peninsula, Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-installed head of the local administration, said on a post on Telegram on Saturday.

Separately, Russia's TASS news agency said the country's defence ministry told reporters air defences had thwarted an attempted Ukrainian attack by a drone targeting objects on territory of the Russian Federation at around 7:30 p.m. local time. Reuters could not verify the reports, and there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Moscow annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014.