Russian proxies claim missile strike on Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol.
Mikhail Razvozhaev, the head of Sevastopol's illegal Russian occupation government, claimed that a Ukrainian missile strike hit the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet on Sept.
22. Several explosions were heard in Sevastopol, Ukrainian media outlet Suspilne Crimea reported, citing residents. Kyiv hasn't commented on the alleged strike.
According to Razvozhaev, as a result of the air defense work, missile debris allegedly fell near a local theater that lies next to Sevastopol Bay. First responders are heading to the site, he added. Earlier the same day, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that its forces shot down a Ukrainian guided missile and two drones over Crimea's west coast at about 10:30 a.m.
Moscow time. The Kyiv Independent couldn't verify any of those claims. During the first attack, Russian forces deployed a smoke screen over Sevastopol Bay, home to Russia's Black Sea Fleet, local Telegram channels reported.
Sevastopol is located on the peninsula's southern shore.
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According to local channels, Russian occupation authorities also temporarily suspended the sea transport movement and blocked the traffic on the Crimean Bridge. In recent days, Russia and Ukraine have experienced intensified attacks deep behind the front line, the U.K.
Defense Ministry wrote in its latest intelligence update. Russia resumed its attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, launching a massive missile strike overnight on Sept.
21, killing and injuring civilians. Meanwhile, explosions were reported at Russian logistics sites, air bases, and command posts in occupied Crimea, Russia's Krasnodar region, and near Moscow.
Sources in Ukraine's Security Service told Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform that Ukraine launched an overnight attack on the Saky Air Base in Crimea on Sept.
21, seriously damaging Russian equipment. "With the ground battle relatively static, each side is seeking advantage by striking through their adversary's strategic depth," reads the British intelligence update.
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