TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Russia says has destroyed ten ATACMS missiles over the Crimean Peninsula.

Air defenses have downed ten ATACMS missiles over the Crimean Peninsula, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

"Several attempts by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks on Russian targets were foiled last night," the statement reads.

"The attacks involved US-made Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles, French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, US-made High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM), large-caliber projectiles and fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles."

"On-duty air defenses destroyed ten ATACMS missiles over the Crimean Peninsula."

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