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Ukraine Strikes Russian Naval Ships at Black Sea Facility
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/world/europe/sevastopol-explosion-black-sea-ukraine.html
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 2 years ago
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The pre-dawn attack on Wednesday appeared to be the largest on the Russian naval headquarters in the occupied port city of Sevastopol since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly 19 months ago.
Moscow’s rare acknowledgment of a successful Ukrainian attack in Crimea came only after local residents posted images of explosions and raging fires in the shipyard on social media.
Mikhail Razvozhaev, the Russian-backed governor of Crimea, later shared a photo that appeared to show the port side of a large landing ship that sustained damage.
Dmytro Pletenchuk, a spokesman for the Ukrainian navy, said driving Russian forces off the platforms “allows us to keep them devoid of pertinent information, rendering them unable to react promptly or plan anything within our waters.”
The conflict on the Black Sea has escalated sharply since Russia pulled out of a deal in July that had allowed millions of tons of grain to be exported from Ukrainian ports to countries around the world.
Crimea, which is home to Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet and studded with air bases, missile complexes and concentrations of troops, provides a vital link in the Russian war effort.
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