The Ukrainian military on Sunday claimed to have attacked two Black Sea warships near Crimea, as well as a communications center used by the Russian Navy in Sevastopol.
The Strategic Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine claimed in a social media post that two Russian naval vessels stationed off the coast of Crimea were attacked by missiles. In addition, the Russian naval communications center in Sevastopol also came under heavy fire.
The facility is said to have previously served as the headquarters of Ukraine’s Black Sea Fleet until Moscow illegally annexed the territory in 2014.
“The Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully attacked the Russian heavy landing ships Yamal and Azov, communication centers and some infrastructure facilities of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol,” the Ukrainian Strategic News Agency said. Ta. Said In a statement.
Russian-installed Crimean governor Mikhail Razvodzhaev Confirmed On Sunday, multiple missiles were launched from Ukraine into Sevastopol. Razbodyaev did not confirm any attacks on warships or communication centers, but said the missile attack was “the most massive in recent times.”
Russian officials said ground defense forces succeeded in shooting down 10 missiles. However, Mr Razbodyaev claimed that a projectile hit his home, killing a 65-year-old man and injuring four others from shrapnel.
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-2 Russian ships.
Overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force successfully attacked the temporarily occupied Sevastopol “Yamal” and “Azov” Ropcha-class landing ships.
In addition, the communications center and some infrastructure facilities of the Russian Black Sea Fleet are… pic.twitter.com/EdGhK18nxf— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) March 24, 2024
according to report from london daily telegraphThe missile used in the attack is believed to have been a Storm Shadow, which was supplied to Ukraine by Britain.
The newspaper noted that the missile has a range of more than 255 miles and can fly below radar, giving Ukraine the ability to strike targets far beyond its front lines.
Ukraine has previously used unmanned maritime drones to attack Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.Last month, the Ukrainian military claimed to have sunk a Russian amphibious ship. Caesar Kunikov They attacked the coast of Crimea with remotely controlled ocean boats loaded with explosives.
Two weeks earlier, the Ukrainian military released a video purporting to show a Cold War-era Russian attack ship, the Tarantul missile corvette, being destroyed by a maritime drone attack.
The latest attack on Crimea comes as Russia launches a “massive” missile attack on Ukraine, including the capital Kiev. There were no reports of casualties.
Russian missile corvette sunk by swarm of drones, Ukraine says https://t.co/wZrcqXiV0t
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