Shipyard in Kerch attacked by missiles

4 November, 2023 A fire at a shipyard in Kerch, November 4, 2023. Image from social media Explosions rang out in the evening in the temporarily occupied Crimea.

There was a missile attack on the shipyard in Kerch, where warships were being built for the invaders` Navy. Cruise missiles were used to strike, as evidenced by the videos that eyewitnesses published on social media. Initially, an air alert was declared in occupied Sevastopol in the afternoon.

Later, there were reports of explosions in Kerch. Russian occupation authorities stated it was an air defense.

Video from locals shows missiles flying over the city with the distinctive sound of a jet engine running.

Fire in Kerch, November 4, 2023

After flying over the city, at least one rocket hit a ground object. The local residents assured on social media that after that, they saw smoke rising near the shipyard (Shipyard "Zaliv"). The Russian occupation so-called "authorities" indirectly confirmed the fact of hitting the enterprise but said that the wreckage of a downed Ukrainian missile fell on one of the dry docks.

The city of Kerch on the map of Crimea

Telegram channels, with reference to local residents, spread information about the alleged hit of a Project 22800 Karakurt corvette, which is a carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles.

It is believed that this could be the Askold corvette, which is currently undergoing factory sea trials. The video from eyewitnesses shows that fire is still raging in the area of the shipyard, but it is currently impossible to confirm or deny the fact of a missile hitting a Russian corvette.

It is worth noting that after 3 p.m. local time when the Russians announced a missile attack, the car traffic on the Kerch bridge was temporarily blocked. Officially the Russians stated that the smoke that appeared over the Kerch bridge was a "smoke screen" that was put up by the Russian military.

Probably, the Russians supposed that the Armed Forces intended to attack the bridge.