Ukraine confirms attack on Russia's Black Sea Fleet HQ
Published : 23 Sep 2023, 00:05
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) confirmed that it struck the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Crimea on Friday, reported Xinhua.
"The Ukrainian defense forces launched a successful strike on the headquarters of the command of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in temporarily occupied Sevastopol," the strategic communications directorate of the AFU said in a Telegram post.
The attack was carried out at around midday local time (GMT 0900), it said.
Earlier in the day, the Russian Defense Ministry said that a building of Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters in the city of Sevastopol was damaged in Ukraine's missile attack.
"The enemy launched a missile strike on the fleet's headquarters. A fragment fell near the Lunacharsky Theatre," local governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said in a Telegram post.
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