Black Sea Fleet repels drone attack on Sevastopol - Russian-backed governor
April 24 (Reuters) - Russia's Black Sea Fleet repelled a drone attack on the Crimean port of Sevastopol in the early hours of Monday, the Moscow-installed governor of the city said through social media.
"According to the latest information: one surface drone was destroyed ... the second one exploded on its own," governor Mikhail Razvozhaev wrote on the Telegram messaging app. "Now the city is quiet."
No damage was reported, Razvozhaev added.
Passenger ferry transport had been suspended in the Black Sea port city, Russia's Interfax news agency reported, citing Sevastopol transport authorities. No reason was given, but the agency said traffic had been suspended in the past due to drone attacks or storms.
Sevastopol, along with the rest of the Crimean peninsula, was declared annexed by Russia in 2014 but is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine.
There was no immediate reaction from Ukraine. Kyiv almost never publicly claims responsibility for attacks inside Russia and on Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine.
Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Christian Schmollinger
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