Russian base hit by drone strike
A ‘KAMIKAZE’ drone strike hit Russia’s Navy headquarters in Crimea yesterday in another suspected Ukrainian attack.
A video emerged on social media showing black smoke billowing from the base of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol.
It is the latest in a string of explosions that have occurred in the annexed peninsula, believed to have been orchestrated by Ukraine’s special forces. In yesterday’s strike, the drone hit its target despite several attempts by the Russians to shoot it down.
Mikhail Razvozhaev, governor of Sevastopol, confirmed the attack in a statement. ‘Unfortunately, the drone was not shot down, although they worked on the bay with small arms. It went low. There were no victims,’ he said. ‘The tenacity of these Ukro-Reich morons is amazing. Everyone, if possible, needs to be home in the next hour.’
Russia also suffered attacks on the resort of Yevpatoriya, north of Sevastopol, where one man was heard saying: ‘Let’s pack up and get out of here. These are no fireworks.’
Britain’s Air Vice Marshal Sean Bell told Sky News of yesterday’s attack: ‘From a perception perspective, it’s huge. Crimea will have been considered safe by the Russians as a forward supply area for its military. All of a sudden some audacious strikes show that Crimea is within range of Ukraine.’
Last night, Ukraine’s military claimed that 44,900 Russian troops have been killed since the invasion in February. Some 4,212 armoured personnel vehicles are also said to have been destroyed, as well as 197 helicopters, 1,907 tanks and 234 aircraft.
It was also reported last night that a Russian missile hit a residential five-storey building in the southern Ukrainian town of Voznesenk, injuring nine, including four children. It sparked fears of a nuclear accident, as the building is only 19 miles from the Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear power plant.