(Dan Tri) – Ukraine’s missile attack targeted the city of Sevastopol, where the Russian Black Sea Fleet is stationed.
The port city in Crimea exploded loudly, suspected to be due to an attack in late December 2023 (Photo: APA).
RT quoted information from Crimea Governor Mikail Razvozhayev appointed by Russia as saying that early this morning, March 24, Ukraine launched a series of missiles at the port city of Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsula.
An unconfirmed video posted on Telegram shows streaks of light appearing in the sky over Crimea and loud explosions on the ground.
The raid left a 65-year-old man dead and several people injured.
Crimea is located on the southern mainland of Ukraine between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, separated from mainland Russia by the narrow Kerch Strait.
In 2014, Russia announced the annexation of Crimea after a controversial referendum that Ukraine and the West did not recognize.
Recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to build a new 720km railway running from Russia’s Rostov region, through Ukrainian territories controlled by Moscow, to the Crimean peninsula.
Immediately, Ukraine warned that this railway line would become an `important target` for Ukrainian forces.
Crimea is one of the hot spots in the more than 2-year conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
During a recent visit to Ukraine, British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps and Chief of Staff Antony Radakin advised Ukrainian leaders and military commanders on a new combat strategy to deal with Russia.
Meanwhile, Moscow believes that Western countries providing weapons to Ukraine to attack Crimea and territories controlled by Moscow can be considered a declaration of war against Russia.
Late on March 23, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that the country’s air defense system intercepted 19 Ukrainian rockets aimed at the Belgorod border area.
The West has repeatedly denied accusations of providing long-range weapons to Kiev to attack Russian territory and affirmed that it is not directly involved in the war in Ukraine.
Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 (Photo: AFP).