Russia’s armed forces have again repelled US missiles, drones and explosive boats sent by Ukrainian forces in the Black and Azov Seas, the Defence Ministry in Moscow said on Thursday. The ministry said that the air-defence system had shot down eight US ATACMS missiles in the Sea of Azov during the night. According to the authorities, two ferries were damaged in the Kerch Strait on the east of the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014 in violation of international law. The Crimean city of Kerch, where the bridge from Russia also connects to the peninsula, is a recurring target of Ukra…