Shipyard burns in Crimea
Russian occupiers report ten explosions in Sevastopol
September 13, 2023, 6:52 a.m
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During the night the Ukrainian armed forces apparently hit a shipyard in Sevastopol with rockets. According to Russian information, there were a total of ten explosions in the port city and at least 24 people were injured. Meanwhile, the Kremlin is again attacking an important grain port in Ukraine.
At least 24 people were injured in a suspected rocket attack on the Bay of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea, according to the Moscow-appointed regional administration. A “non-civilian facility” in the port city of Sevastopol went up in flames as a result of the attack, Governor Mikhail Razvoshayev said via Telegram, as the Russian state news agency TASS reported early this morning. This is supposed to be a shipyard.
According to the report, about ten explosions echoed through the city where the Russian Black Sea Fleet is based. Razvoshayev blamed the Ukrainian military for the attack. His information cannot be independently verified. Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea in 2014 in violation of international law.
Meanwhile, according to Ukrainian sources, at least six people were injured in a Russian drone attack on the port of Izmail. “Several groups of drones were fired at Izmail district,” Odessa Region Governor Oleh Kiper wrote on Telegram. “Unfortunately there were hits: the port and other civilian infrastructure were damaged.” The full extent of the attack is still unclear. There is no statement from the Russian side. The port near Romania is one of Ukraine’s most important grain export ports.