Russia Claims Five Injured In Ukrainian Drone Attack On Black Sea Fleet Headquarters Ukraine

The attack was reported by Mikhail Razvozhayev, head of the local Russian administration in Sevastopol, Crimea, which was captured and then annexed in 2014. “Early this morning, [Ukraine] decided to spoil Navy Day for us,” he posted. “An unknown object flew into the yard of the fleet headquarters, according to preliminary data, it was a drone. Five people were injured, they are employees of the fleet headquarters, there were no casualties. “All festivities have been canceled for security reasons,” he wrote. “I ask you to stay calm and stay at home if possible.” A spokeswoman for Ukraine’s southern administration, Natalia Gumeniuk, did not confirm Ukraine’s involvement in the attack. However, he said that Ukraine is conducting operations to liberate Russian-held areas by targeting Russian military installations inside Ukraine, not in Russia, and that it considers Crimea part of Ukraine. “The armed forces of Ukraine are carrying out activities to liberate our occupied territories, using the models of weapons available for this purpose. Our targets are exclusively the military installations of the Russian Federation. We are not hitting the territory of the Russian Federation. Crimea is Ukraine,” he said. Photos posted on Razvozhayev’s account showed bloodstains and broken glass at the entrance to a military building. A popular Russian military account said the location was the entrance to a coffee shop, 40 to 50 meters from the inner courtyard where Russian officials said the drone had struck. No names or degrees were given for those injured in the attack. The strike is the latest setback for the Black Sea Fleet in the five-month war against Ukraine. Ukraine sank the flagship of its Black Sea fleet, the cruiser Moskva, in a missile attack in April. Authorities took days to confirm the attack, prompting families of enlisted sailors to take to social media to demand more information about the fate of their loved ones. It is not yet clear how many sailors were killed in the attack in Moscow. Russia has confirmed only one death on board, while dozens of sailors are reported missing. The Russian navy also lost the Saratov Alligator-class amphibious landing ship to a fire allegedly caused by a Ukrainian missile strike in the port of Berdyansk in March, as well as a landing craft and a number of patrol boats in drone attacks near Snake Island. The Moskva would be conspicuously absent from Russia’s Navy Day celebrations, which were to include a tour of ships in Sevastopol Bay by the fleet commander, as well as a concert and fireworks, according to Russian state media. Sevastopol is located at the southern tip of Crimea and is hundreds of miles from the front lines, making it more likely that the attack was launched from Russian-controlled territory. A spokesman for the Black Sea Fleet called the drone “homemade” and said it was carrying a small explosive on board. Vladimir Putin traveled to Kronstand in St. Petersburg, the main base of the Russian Baltic fleet, to mark the celebration of Navy Day.

title: “Russia Claims Five Injured In Ukrainian Drone Attack On Black Sea Fleet Headquarters Ukraine " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-10” author: “Janine Maiava”

The attack was reported by Mikhail Razvozhayev, head of the local Russian administration in Sevastopol, Crimea, which was captured and then annexed in 2014. “Early this morning, [Ukraine] decided to spoil Navy Day for us,” he posted. “An unknown object flew into the yard of the fleet headquarters, according to preliminary data, it was a drone. Five people were injured, they are employees of the fleet headquarters, there were no casualties. “All festivities have been canceled for security reasons,” he wrote. “I ask you to stay calm and stay at home if possible.” A spokeswoman for Ukraine’s southern administration, Natalia Gumeniuk, did not confirm Ukraine’s involvement in the attack. However, he said that Ukraine is conducting operations to liberate Russian-held areas by targeting Russian military installations inside Ukraine, not in Russia, and that it considers Crimea part of Ukraine. “The armed forces of Ukraine are carrying out activities to liberate our occupied territories, using the models of weapons available for this purpose. Our targets are exclusively the military installations of the Russian Federation. We are not hitting the territory of the Russian Federation. Crimea is Ukraine,” he said. Photos posted on Razvozhayev’s account showed bloodstains and broken glass at the entrance to a military building. A popular Russian military account said the location was the entrance to a coffee shop, 40 to 50 meters from the inner courtyard where Russian officials said the drone had struck. No names or degrees were given for those injured in the attack. The strike is the latest setback for the Black Sea Fleet in the five-month war against Ukraine. Ukraine sank the flagship of its Black Sea fleet, the cruiser Moskva, in a missile attack in April. Authorities took days to confirm the attack, prompting families of enlisted sailors to take to social media to demand more information about the fate of their loved ones. It is not yet clear how many sailors were killed in the attack in Moscow. Russia has confirmed only one death on board, while dozens of sailors are reported missing. The Russian navy also lost the Saratov Alligator-class amphibious landing ship to a fire allegedly caused by a Ukrainian missile strike in the port of Berdyansk in March, as well as a landing craft and a number of patrol boats in drone attacks near Snake Island. The Moskva would be conspicuously absent from Russia’s Navy Day celebrations, which were to include a tour of ships in Sevastopol Bay by the fleet commander, as well as a concert and fireworks, according to Russian state media. Sevastopol is located at the southern tip of Crimea and is hundreds of miles from the front lines, making it more likely that the attack was launched from Russian-controlled territory. A spokesman for the Black Sea Fleet called the drone “homemade” and said it was carrying a small explosive on board. Vladimir Putin traveled to Kronstand in St. Petersburg, the main base of the Russian Baltic fleet, to mark the celebration of Navy Day.