Claims of damage to Russian air defenses and warships reflect Ukraine’s growing strategy of degrading the Kremlin’s ability to use the region as a staging area that is vital to its war effort.
Officials in the Russian-occupied peninsula said dozens were injured near a Russian shipyard. The area hosts naval operations that are key to Moscow’s war efforts in Ukraine.
The Starlink satellite internet service, which is operated by Mr. Musk’s rocket company SpaceX, has been a digital lifeline for soldiers and civilians in Ukraine.
Though a member of an opposition political party, Mr. Umerov has taken on several critical roles for the Zelensky government since the Russian invasion last year.
Russia’s Ministry of Defense said it had destroyed three sea drones targeting the Kerch Strait Bridge, a vital supply line for Moscow’s forces that links occupied Crimea to Russia.