Nine Russians are said to have been killed and 16 other people injured in Friday’s rocket attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, the largest port city on Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, which was annexed by Moscow.
Among the wounded are Russian commander Alexander Romanchuk and Russian Major General Oleg Zekov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence Kirill Budanov told US foreign broadcaster Voice of America. The number of injured regular soldiers is still being determined. These are soldiers responsible for security, etc. Bundanow is quoted by the broadcaster as follows.
Commander of the Black Sea Fleet dead?
Budanov did not confirm rumors about the possible death of the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Viktor Sokolov. He also left open the question of whether Western-made missiles had been used in the attack. British TV channel Sky previously reported that the attack used Storm Shadow missiles, which Britain had supplied to Kiev.
On Friday, Ukrainian forces attacked the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Crimea with missiles. “While repelling a missile attack, five missiles were shot down by the air defense system. As a result of the attack, the historic building of the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was damaged,” the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the attack in a statement.
More explosions in Sevastopol
There were further explosions on the annexed Crimean peninsula on Saturday. “According to preliminary information, air defenses were deployed in Sevastopol,” the area’s Russian crew chief, Mikhail Razvoshayev, wrote in Telegram on Saturday morning. Rocket debris fell in a district north of the city where the Black Sea Fleet has its main base, he added. This could not be independently verified.
Photos of a cloud of smoke in the sky were shared on social networks and it was suggested that there was a Russian ammunition depot in the affected area. Also on Friday, the Russian side initially only spoke about falling rocket debris.
Russia has been waging a war of aggression against neighboring Ukraine for 19 months. Ships from Russia’s Black Sea Fleet regularly fire missiles at Ukrainian cities. In recent weeks, the Ukrainian army has repeatedly managed to damage Russian military objects – including in Crimea, which has been annexed by Moscow since 2014.
Source: Krone
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