Update: Ukrainian forces damage ship in occupied Crimea.
The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that Ukrainian cruise missiles damaged a ship located in a shipyard in Kerch, a city in Russian-occupied Crimea, Russian state-controlled media reported on Nov.
4 Earlier tonight, Sergey Aksyonov, head of the illegal Russian occupation government in Ukraine's Crimea, wrote on Telegram that air defense was at work near a shipyard in the city of Kerch. Debris from one of the intercepted missiles fell onto one of the dry docks, Aksyonov added.
There are no reported casualties. The Russian MOD later claimed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a strike with 15 cruise missiles at a shipbuilding plant in Kerch.
13 cruise missiles were reportedly shot down by air defense and a ship was damaged as a result of being hit by a missile. Earlier tonight, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk announced on Telegram that Ukrainian forces targeted a Russian ship carrying Kalibr missiles in a strike on Russian-occupied Crimea.
At the time of the announcement, Ukraine's Air Force were still waiting for official confirmation of the results.
Occupation government: Russian forces intercept missile attack in Crimea
Air defense was at work near a shipyard in the city of Kerch in Russian-occupied Crimea on Nov.
4, Sergey Aksyonov, head of the illegal Russian occupation government in Ukraine's Crimea, wrote on Telegram.