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- Russia says Ukraine sent a wave of 41 drones over Crimea targets overnight on Monday.
- Ukraine has not commented on the attack, but a defense official had hinted one was coming.
- Various unofficial reports say explosions were heard in three key sites in Crimea.
Ukraine sent a wave of attack drones across Crimea overnight on Monday, Russian officials said, amid multiple unconfirmed reports of explosions on the peninsula.
In a statement early Tuesday, the Russian Ministry of Defence said it had destroyed 22 Ukrainian drones and intercepted 13 more over Crimea and the Sea of Azov, state-controlled news agency TASS reported.
More drones came later, the MOD was reported as saying, leading to a total of 41.