The governor of Russian-occupied Sevastopol warned residents 'another attack is possible' after the Crimean HQ of Russia's Black Sea fleet was hit.
's Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula, said the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea fleet had been struck in a Ukrainian missile attack. He warned shortly afterward of possible further Ukrainian attacks, but that warning was later dropped.
Russian state media said air defense systems shot down 10 missiles headed for Crimea, but that the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol was hit by French-made Storm Shadow missiles. Russian Navy personnel patrol in front of the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, in Sevastopol, Crimea, in a July 31, 2022 file photo.The TASS news agency said six people were injured in the strike. Video posted on social media shows smoke billowing from a large building said to be the fleet's headquarters.
"Attention everyone! Another attack is possible. Please do not go to the city center. Do not leave buildings. Everyone who is near the headquarters of the fleet — at the sound of the siren, proceed to shelters," said Sevastopol governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said on social media. The urgent warning of a possible further attack was later dropped, though Razvozhayev urged residents to remain at home.
Ukraine didn't immediately claim responsibility for the Friday attack on Sevastopol, which came a day after Ukrainian officials said a barrage of Russian missiles had struck a half dozen cities, killing at least two people and damaging electricity infrastructure in multiple regions.
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