A kamikaze drone strike hit
Russia’s Navy headquarters in Crimea and sparked a huge explosion today, in
another suspected Ukrainian raid.
Smoke was seen billowing
through the air this morning following the attack, which came despite frantic
attempts from Putin’s forces to shoot down the UAV, as seen in a video where
repetitive gunfire is heard.
The naval HQ suffered a direct
hit, said reports while terrified Russian tourists fled the popular summer
peninsula.
Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail
Razvozhaev confirmed the attack, writing on Telegram: ‘Unfortunately, [the
drone] was not shot down, although they worked on the bay with small arms. [It]
went low. There were no victims.’
He warned: ‘The tenacity of
these Ukro-Reich morons is amazing. Everyone, if possible, needs to be
home in the next hour.’
Russia also suffered incoming
attacks on resort Yevpatoriya, north of Sevastopol, where one man was
heard saying: ‘This is not funny. Let’s pack up and get out of here. These
are no fireworks.’
The air defence system was
activated in Western Crimea, the head of Putin’s regime in annexed Crimea,
Sergei Aksyonov, said.
‘The target is hit. There
is no damage, nor any wounded. Our military clearly, professionally and
effectively carry out their tasks. I ask everyone to remain calm and trust
only official information.’
Initially, as the wave of
attacks came in, Razvozzhaev said: ‘I am at my workplace in the government. As
well as many of the townspeople, I heard the clapping in the [city] centre.
‘Similar sounds were heard in
the Strelka area a little earlier. The air defence was operating in the
bay. Naval artillery [operated] in the centre. The same as yesterday. According
to preliminary data [they were shooting down drones. Targets were
hit. We remain calm. The military is doing their job
perfectly. Let’s support them.’
