The Russian Defense Ministry has published this Sunday an analysis of the wreckage of the drones that attacked the Crimean port of Sevastopol the day before, whose results ratify the initial conclusions of the Russian authorities: they were launched from territory controlled by the Ukrainian Army, under the supervision of British military and contained components of Canadian manufacture.
«The drones launched from the Odessa region,» the Defense Ministry has assured, «also made part of their journey along the grain export corridor.»
Russia announced its withdrawal from the agreement for the export of grain from Ukrainian ports in retaliation for this attack, while Ukraine and the United Kingdom have categorically denied their involvement in this incident. The attack on Sevastopol was carried out, according to Moscow, with 16 unmanned aerial and marine vehicles, which caused some damage to a minesweeper ship and parts of the port.
The Russian Defense Ministry says it has now analyzed a navigation receiver found among the wreckage whose data shows that the launch was carried out specifically «near» the coast of Odessa, possibly «from a civilian ship carrying agricultural products from Ukrainian ports.»
«According to experts, this starting point may indicate a preliminary launch of this device from one of the civilian ships chartered by Kiev or its Western sponsors for the export of agricultural products from Ukrainian seaports,» according to the Ministry’s statement, picked up by the TASS news agency.
This statement is an implicit accusation against Ukraine, which it would point to for using these ships leaving its ports as a launching pad for these devices.
