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Russia says Ukraine has launched 10 missiles and three unmanned boats in an attack on the home of its Black Sea fleet in Crimea.
The attack caused a large fire at a Sevastopol shipyard which left 24 people injured, Russia said.
Moscow-installed governor Mikhail Razvozhayev claimed most of the weapons were intercepted but that two ships had been damaged.
Ukraine has strongly implied western-supplied cruise missiles were used.
A photo shared by Mr Razvozhayev on Telegram shows flames engulfing what appears to be a ship at a port as he stands speaking into his phone.
It is thought to be in an area where ships were undergoing repairs. Ukrainian military intelligence sources say a large Russian amphibious landing ship and a submarine – both thought to be in dry dock – were damaged. If both were hit that would make this one of Ukraine’s most significant attacks so far on the Black Sea fleet.
In a post on Telegram, the head of Ukraine’s air force Mykola Oleshchuk thanked his pilots for their “excellent combat work” – strongly suggesting weaponry had been launched by Ukrainian aircraft. He also warned there is more to come.
Posted in Ukrainian, Mr Oleshchuk used language which strongly implied the use of UK or French supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles. These missiles have a range of over 150 miles – triple the range of missiles Ukraine used previously.
When contacted, the air force said Storm Shadow cruise missiles are the only such weapons currently in Ukrainian use.
This appears to be the first time such weapons have been used on targets inside Crimea…
