a ukrainian missile attack at the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet on Friday killed and wounded “dozens” of Russian troops, including several senior officials, Ukraine’s armed forces claimed on Saturday.
The claim, which could not be verified, emerged as another rocket attack It was launched on Saturday in the Crimean city of Sevastopol, where the fleet is based. The Russian-installed governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, said on Telegram that the debris from intercepted missiles He fell near a dock during the last assault.
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces said on Telegram that more details of Friday’s missile attack would be communicated “when possible.”
Ukraine’s intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov told US broadcaster Voice of America that at least nine people were killed and 16 others were injured in Friday’s attack.
According to Budanov, Russian Colonel-General Alexander Romanchuk was in “very serious condition,” while Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Oleg Tsekov, was unconscious, Voice of America reported. Budanov, however, did not confirm reports that Black Sea Admiral Viktor Sokolov had been killed in the attack, the broadcaster said. The claims could not be verified.
Crimea, which extends to the Black Sea, was illegally occupied by Russia in 2014.
The governor of Sevastopol confirmed that the fleet headquarters had been attacked, according to a message published in Telegram Friday.
Russia’s Defense Ministry initially said one service member was killed in Friday’s assault, but later changed his status to missingreported the Associated Press.