Explosions reported in Russian-occupied Crimea.

Several explosions have been heard in Russian-occupied Crimea on the evening of Sept.

25, according to videos shared on social media and reports from the occupation authorities. Mikhail Razvozhaev, the head of the city's illegal Russian occupation government, claimed that the city was under attack and one missile had been downed at the nearby Belbek military airfield. Public transport, including sea transport, was suspended in Sevastopol as the air alert sounded, according to Russian independent media outlet Meduza.

The Crimean Bridge across the Kerch Strait was also closed to car traffic, Meduza added. There have been several large-scale attacks on Crimea in recent weeks. Ukraine has claimed responsibility for some of these.

On Sept.

22, an attack on the building of Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol killed 34 Russian officers, including the fleet's commander, and injured 105 more soldiers, the Ukrainian military said on Sept.

25. According to Sky News, Ukraine carried out the attack using long-range Storm Shadow missiles. On Sept.

23, Reintegration Minister Iryna Vereshchuk urged Ukrainians to leave Russian-occupied Crimea until it is liberated from Russian occupation. It is unclear how many Ukrainians live under Russian occupation in Crimea.

Uncertain Triumph: Ukraine picks apart Russia's best air defenses in Crimea The past month has not been kind to Russia's forces in occupied Crimea.

In a span of weeks, a ship, a submarine, and multiple air defense systems were destroyed.

Ukraine said these targets included Russia's S-400 surface-to-air missile systems, optimistically named the Triumph.

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