![]() Mr Yusov is said to have added a warning to Crimea’s residents to help them stay safe from future fighting in the occupied area. "This punishment will be long-lasting," RBC Ukraine quoted him as saying. Mr Yusov described the blast as "God's punishment" for a Russian strike on a Ukrainian city on Friday. ![]() However, he suggested 10 tanks of oil products with a capacity of about 40,000 tonnes intended for use by Russia's Black Sea Fleet were destroyed, RBC Ukraine reported. The official, Andriy Yusov, did not say Ukraine was behind the explosion in Sevastopol. Typically, the Ukrainian military will use euphemistic language – or vague descriptions like this – after a successful strike in Crimea.īut a military intelligence official went into a little more detail, according to RBC Ukraine. In a daily update on Facebook, the general staff of the Ukrainian armed forces said units had hit "two depots of fuel and lubricants, two air defence systems, one artillery unit and another important enemy target," but gave no more details, Reuters reported. Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-appointed head of Crimea, said on Telegram that air defence and electronic warfare forces on Saturday shot down two drones over the region.Īnd Ukrainian officials have hinted at a successful strike on Russian targets, while being coy as usual. Ukraine does not usually claim responsibility for attacks on Crimea.īut as we’ve reported today, an apparent drone strike is thought to have started an enormous fire in the region.
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