Explosions in the port of Sevastopol
Russia reports “most massive” attack on Crimea
March 24, 2024, 3:07 a.m
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A nightly Ukrainian bombardment is apparently aimed at the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea. The Moscow governor of the port city of Sevastopol speaks of the “most massive attack” of all time. Traffic over the Crimean Bridge is temporarily stopped.
Ukraine once again fired missiles at the port city of Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsula, which has been annexed by Russia since 2014, during the night. In the large-scale air attack, a 65-year-old resident of the city was killed by rocket fragments and four others were injured, said the Russian-appointed city chief of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvoshayev, on his Telegram channel. The “most massive attack in recent times” was repelled by the military. According to Ukrainian media reports, the main communications center of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was hit by three cruise missiles in the attack. The exact effects of the attack were not known. There was no official statement from the Ukrainian side.
The Russian state agency Tass had previously reported that Russian air defense had shot down over ten missiles and numerous drones in the evening. Shortly before, traffic over the Crimean Bridge between the peninsula and the Russian mainland had been temporarily stopped. Reports of serious explosions in the port of Sevastopol and possible hits on a ship there were circulating on social media. This information could not be independently verified. The Russian side, which has been waging a war of aggression against its neighboring country for more than two years now, often only reports supposed successes of its own air defense in the case of Ukrainian drone attacks.
For the Russian army, Crimea is a staging area in the war of aggression against Ukraine. The supply of soldiers, weapons and ammunition runs across the peninsula. That is why Ukraine is trying to destroy Russian military targets in Crimea. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj wants to recapture the peninsula.
The Russian military, for its part, targeted the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. According to Ukrainian media reports, several rockets hit the city during the day. At least one person was killed.