Russian occupation forces in Crimea have claimed that Ukraine deployed ATACMS missiles to strike the peninsula on the night of 3-4 May, with Russian air defence downing all missiles. Source: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation Details: The Russian Defence Ministry said that Russian air defence systems shot down four US-made long-range

In a post on Telegram, the Kremlin's Defense Ministry said four ATACMS missiles provided to Ukraine by the U.S. were intercepted overnight by "air defense systems on duty." It did not say if falling debris had caused any damage.

"Our air defense systems destroyed four operational-tactical missiles over the territory of the Crimean Peninsula," the ministry claimed. There is no confirmation of this claim. Recent strikes on Crimea Ukraine struck a Russian military airfield in Dzhankoy early in the morning on April 30.