BirSaNN Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Russian naval targets and port infrastructure have been hit in an attack on its Black Sea fleet in Crimea, Ukraine has said. Russia earlier claimed Ukraine had launched 10 missiles and three unmanned boats in the attack. It caused a large fire at a Sevastopol shipyard which left 24 people injured, Russia said. The Moscow-installed governor claimed most of the weapons were intercepted but that two ships had been damaged. Ukraine has strongly implied western-supplied cruise missiles were used in the attack, one of the biggest on the Black Sea fleet since the war started. Unmanned vessels, known by many different names including sea drones and drone boats, operate on or below the water. They usually have built-in explosives and cameras that feed directly back to the person controlling them. A photo shared by Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev on Telegram shows flames engulfing what appears to be a ship at a port as he stands speaking into his phone. It is thought to be in an area where ships were undergoing repairs. A large landing ship, named the Minsk, and a submarine, called the Rostov-on-Don - both thought to be in dry dock - are said to have been damaged. This makes it one of Ukraine's most significant attacks so far on the Black Sea fleet. According to state-run Ria Novosti news agency, the Russian defence ministry said both vessels will be fully repaired and continue in normal service. Ukrainian military intelligence official Andriy Yusov told Reuters: "We confirm a large landing vessel and submarine were hit. We do not comment on the means (used) for the strike." In a post on Telegram, the head of Ukraine's air force Mykola Oleshchuk thanked his pilots for their "excellent combat work" - strongly suggesting weaponry had been launched by Ukrainian aircraft. He also warned there was more to come. Posted in Ukrainian, Mr Oleshchuk used language which strongly implied the use of either UK Storm Shadow or French SCALP cruise missiles. These missiles have a range of over 150 miles (240km) - triple the range of missiles Ukraine used previously. When contacted, the air force said Storm Shadow and SCALP cruise missiles are the only such weapons currently in Ukrainian use. This appears to be the first time such weapons have been used on targets inside Crimea. link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66793900 BirSaNNZombie ٭゛ ٭ ゛ ٭ ゛ ٭ ゛ ٭゛ SENIOR-OWNER - STREETZM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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