Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol

On Friday, September 22, powerful explosions occurred in the temporarily occupied Crimea: the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the destruction of the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol

At about 17:37, another explosion occurred in Russian-occupied Sevastopol, Krym.Realii reports.

It is noted that after the explosion, the glass in the windows shook, and light gray smoke appeared over the central hill of Sevastopol. It is currently unknown what exactly caused the smoke.

The press service of the Strategic Communications Directorate of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the destruction of the Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol.

The so-called governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev and the Crimean Wind TV channel wrote about the explosions.

According to Razvozhayev, the Ukrainian military attacked the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

“A fragment fell near the Lunacharsky Theater. If you find such items, please do not approach and call 112,” he wrote.

The Russian propaganda agency TASS reported that the debris from the strike on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was “scattered for hundreds of meters.” A “large number” of ambulances are heading to the scene.

“Law enforcement officers are asking local residents to leave the central streets of Sevastopol after a missile attack on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters, our correspondent reports,” the propagandists say.

Later, they said that law enforcement officers had cordoned off the territory of the Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol within a radius of two blocks.

At the same time, the so-called governor of Sevastopol said that the civilian infrastructure near the headquarters was allegedly not damaged. They say that “not even broken windows were recorded.” The fire is currently being extinguished at the scene.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that air defense systems allegedly shot down five missiles.

“During the repulsion of the missile attack, five missiles were shot down by air defense systems. As a result of the attack, the historic building of the Black Sea Fleet headquarters was damaged,” the statement said.

The Russian Defense Ministry added that one Russian soldier was allegedly killed in the missile strike.

On December 31, the Atesh military movement of Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars stated that as of the end of 2023, the headquarters checkpoint was still open, and soldiers were on duty near the headquarters from the sea. Also, part of the building continues to function.

What is known about the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ strikes on the Russian Black Sea Fleet?

In September, attempts to destroy the Russian Black Sea Fleet gained momentum. On September 3, the Ukrainian military eliminated the occupiers’ boat “Tuna” in the Black Sea during an attempt to land an enemy landing, killing six Russian occupiers.

Another successful hunt by Ukrainian soldiers for Russians at sea was a strike on the Sevastopol shipyard in the temporarily occupied Crimea on September 13. Satellite imagery showed that cruise missiles, presumably Storm Shadow, hit the large amphibious assault ship Minsk and, more importantly, hit a diesel-powered submarine of the Varshavianka Rostov-on-Don project. It should be noted that an air attack on an enemy submarine is a rare operation in the history of warfare. The Special Forces told about the details of the operation and the destruction of two Russian vessels.

On September 14, in Yevpatoriya, the SBU jointly with the Navy conducted a special operation and attacked the Russian air defense system Triumph.

On the evening of Sunday, September 17, explosions occurred in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol and on Cape Fiolent. The occupying authorities reported on the work of Russian air defense.

On September 20, the Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully attacked the command post of the Russian Black Sea Fleet near the temporarily occupied Sevastopol.