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Moscow Claims US and UK Aided Ukraine Missile Strike on Crimea Naval HQ
Since sending troops to Ukraine in February 2022, the Kremlin has accused Western powers of de-facto fighting against Moscow by providing financial and military support to Kyiv.
Sept. 27, 2023
Russia
EXPLAINED: Russia’s (Lack Of) Reaction to the Black Sea Fleet HQ Attack
The official Kremlin toll from last week’s strike in Sevastopol is one missing serviceman. Ukraine claims it took out the fleet’s commander and 34 other officers.
Sept. 26, 2023
War in Ukraine
Commander of Russian Black Sea Fleet Killed in Ukraine's Attack on HQ, Kyiv Claims
Along with Admiral Viktor Sokolov, 34 officers were killed in Ukraine's missile attack on Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine's Special Operations Forces said.
Sept. 25, 2023
Counteroffensive
How Russia’s Salary Woes Helped Ukraine Strike the Black Sea Fleet HQ
According to Ukrainian partisans, recruiting Russian officers to help plan the devastating missile attack on Russia's Black Sea Fleet was made easier by the fact many hadn’t been paid by the Kremlin.
Sept. 25, 2023
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Says 'Senior' Russian Naval Officers Killed in HQ Attack
Kyiv's intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov declined to say if Western-made missiles were used in the attack.
Sept. 23, 2023
Russia
Russian Navy Is Bailing on Sevastopol, the ‘Permanent’ Home Base of the Black Sea Fleet
After successful strikes by Ukraine’s Armed Forces poked holes in both Russian warships and the Kremlin’s naval strategy, Moscow is abandoning its longtime “safe harbor” at Crimea.
Sept. 23, 2023
Crimea
Kyiv Confirms Attack on Black Sea Fleet HQ, Says They Hoped For ‘A Bigger Hole’
Air force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat said the strike was carried out with Storm Shadow and Scalp missiles and was a “blow to the dictatorship of Putin.”
Sept. 22, 2023
War in Ukraine
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet HQ Hit by Missile, at Least One Dead
Russia's Black Sea Fleet Headquarters was struck by a missile Friday afternoon – two days after a strike on Russia's backup Black Sea Fleet command post in occupied Crimea.
Sept. 22, 2023
‘Popcorn and Panic’: Ukraine’s Crimea Strikes Turn Putin’s Prize Into a Trap
Ukrainian strikes on occupied Crimea’s supply lines and spark panic as Russian state TV warns of an operation to liberate the peninsula.
June 12, 2026
