There have been multiple reports of an explosion in Crimea on Saturday morning, with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) striking the Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters in Sevastopol.
IZ.RU reports on Telegram that according to the governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, a drone flew into the roof of the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet, before being shot down over naval headquarters.
He posted a picture online, saying nobody was hurt.
Razvozhaey added that no one was hurt. Ukraine has not commented on the reported attacks.
Russia has reported fresh Ukrainian drone attacks, a day after explosions erupted near military bases in Russian-held areas of Ukraine and in Russia.
The latest apparent displays of Kyiv’s growing ability to pummel Moscow’s assets far from front lines occurred on Friday evening, Reuters reported, and followed huge blasts last week at an air base in Russian-annexed Crimea.
In a new assessment, a western official said the earlier explosions had rendered half of Russia’s Black Sea naval aviation force useless.
Russia’s RIA and Tass news agencies, citing a local official in Crimea, said it appeared Russian anti-aircraft forces had been in action near the western Crimean port of Yevpatoriya on Friday night. Video posted by a Russian website showed what appeared to be a ground-to-air missile hitting a target.
Tass cited a local official as saying Russian anti-aircraft forces knocked down six Ukrainian drones sent to attack the town of Nova Kakhovka, east of the city of Kherson. Ukraine says retaking Kherson is one of its main priorities.
Separately, an official in Crimea said defences there had downed an unspecified number of drones over the city of Sevastopol.