Videos and photos of several explosions in the port city of Sevastopol were shared on the messaging service Telegram. Sevastopol is located on the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. The attack, which is said to have started around 02:20 Norwegian time, led to a fire at a non-civilian shipyard, reports Reuters. The shipyard is used for repairs to ships and submarines used by the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the war against Ukraine. Two ships that were being repaired were in flames after the attack. In addition, 24 people were injured, writes the Russian-deposed governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, on the Telegram messaging service. Disputes about destruction The Ukrainian military confirmed in the morning hours that infrastructure at the port and naval targets had been hit. A Ukrainian military spy agency then informed the Reuters news agency that a Russian landing craft and a submarine had been destroyed. – We confirm that a large landing craft and a submarine were hit. We do not comment on how the attack was carried out, intelligence officer Andrij Yusov told Reuters. The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that two naval vessels had been damaged. In a statement to the state-run Russian news agency RIA, the ministry states that the vessels will be repaired and then continue in service. Ukrainian authorities, on the other hand, say on Wednesday afternoon that the Russian ships have suffered such extensive damage that they will hardly be able to sail again. – There is extensive damage. We can say that the ships are very likely beyond repair, the intelligence officer Yusov told Ukrainian television. According to British Sky News, British-made cruise missiles of the “Storm Shadows” type were to be used in the attack. Although the Ukrainian military rarely goes into detail, the head of the Ukrainian Air Force suggests in a message on Telegram that several fighter jets were involved last night. Sevastopol is the largest city on the Crimean peninsula and has been the base of the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet since the 18th century. The Sevastopol shipyard, located on the Crimean peninsula, was hit by a Ukrainian attack last night. Photo: Reuters Shot down most of the missiles According to the Russian Defense Minister, Russia must have managed to shoot down seven out of ten cruise missiles during the attack last night. This has not been confirmed by either Ukrainian or independent sources. The attack comes after Ukraine is said to have taken back oil platforms in the Black Sea, near Crimea. In addition, on several occasions recently, Ukraine has sent both air and water drones towards Crimea, over the Black Sea. The Crimean peninsula was annexed by Russia in 2014, and Ukraine’s stated goal is to recapture the peninsula. Drones are said to have damaged a Ukrainian port At the same time, on the night of Wednesday, Russia again attacked the port of Izmajil on the Danube river in the south of Ukraine – with drones. This is reported by the local Ukrainian governor Oleg Kiper on Telegram. This attack also reportedly led to a fire. Six civilians are said to be injured, according to the governor, reports AFP. CLOSE TO A NATO COUNTRY: Izmajil has once again been exposed to Russian attacks. After Russia withdrew from the grain agreement, it has stepped up its attacks on the southern Ukrainian regions of Odesa and Mykolaiv, which are important ports for the export of food products. – Russia attacked again in the south of the Odesa region. Several groups of attack drones were sent to the Izmajil district, the governor said, adding that both the port and other infrastructure were damaged. The Izmajil district is close to the border with NATO country Romania.
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