On the night of August 2, powerful explosions thundered in Crimea.
Before this, a large exchange took place between the Russian Federation and Western countries.
For more details about the main events of the night and morning of August 2, read the selection of ICTV Facts.
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- Explosions in Crimea on August 2
- Great exchange between the Russian Federation and Western countries
- Drone attack in Russia on August 2
Explosions in Crimea on August 2
Explosions in Crimea on August 2 began to thunder at approximately half past one in the morning.
It was loud from Sevastopol to Balaklava, in Saki, Yevpatoria and Simferopol.
According to eyewitnesses, the attack occurred in the area of the 13th ship repair yard of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol's Kilen Bay.
Meanwhile, the so-called governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev reported a repelled air attack and at midnight reported in detail on which streets they found drone debris and “submunitions from downed ATACMS missiles”.
In particular, the occupiers decided to evacuate people from one of the nine-story buildings in order to remove part of the munition that allegedly broke through the roof and got stuck on the technical floor of the building.
A large exchange between the Russian Federation and Western countries
On the evening of August 1, a large exchange between the Russian Federation and Western countries took place in the Turkish capital Ankara.
In particular, 26 people who were in prisons in seven different countries were released – The United States, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway, Russia and Belarus.
10 prisoners, including two children, were handed over to Russia, 13 prisoners to Germany, and three prisoners to the United States.
For example, Russia released Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Whelan, and journalist Alsa Kurmasheva.
German citizen Rico Krieger, who was imprisoned in Belarus, was also released.
Drone attack in Russia on August 2
The Russian Defense Ministry claims that during the drone attack, two drones were destroyed over the Kursk region and four were intercepted UAV over Krasnodar Krai.
