Major Ukrainian drone attack by air and sea against the Port of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea this morning

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Russian Submarine, Landing Ship Struck In Attack On Sevastopol

Russia says cruise missiles and drone boats were used in the overnight attack that left the Black Sea Fleet port in occupied Crimea ablaze.

Ukrainian attack overnight on the port of Sevastopol, home to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Russian-occupied Crimea, struck a Russian submarine and a landing ship, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. Videos and photos showed the port ablaze still this morning, after what the Russian defense ministry described as an attack using cruise missiles and unmanned surface vehicles (USVs, or drone boats).

Multiple videos and photos on social media show the aftermath of the attack, with huge flames alongside the water at the port. Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Russian-installed governor of Sevastopol took to the TG messaging app to post a nighttime photo showing what appeared to be port infrastructure burning fiercely.

“As a result of being hit by enemy cruise missiles, two ships under repair were damaged,” the Russian Ministry of Defense said. According to multiple unconfirmed accounts, those two ships are reportedly the Kilo class diesel-electric attack submarine Rostov-on-Don (B-237) and the Ropucha class landing ship Minsk. However, in at least one case, the damage inflicted appears to be much more severe than the Russian account suggests.

While the status of the submarine at this point is unclear, photos showing the Ropucha class in dry dock reveal a significant degree of damage, especially to the superstructure, almost certainly sufficient for it to be declared a total hull loss.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the attack involved 10 missiles and three USVs. The type of missiles used was not disclosed, although the most likely candidate appears to be air-launched Storm Shadow and/or SCALP-EG standoff missiles that can be launched by Ukrainian Air Force Su-24 Fencer strike/reconnaissance aircraft. The chief of the Ukrainian Air Force, Mykola Oleshchuk singled out his pilots for “excellent combat work,” pointing again to the likelihood of their involvement.

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