Kiev attack on port in occupied Crimea leaves one dead and two injured

The Ukrainian Air Force also claimed to have destroyed a ship from the Russian fleet.

kyiv’s forces continue to wreak havoc in the Black Sea region. A Ukrainian attack targeted the port of Feodossia on Tuesday, December 26, in the early morning. In annexed Crimea, one person was killed and two others were injured, regional governor Sergei Aksionov said on Telegram. “Transport infrastructure is functioning normally”he assured in this message, specifying that six buildings had been damaged and their residents evacuated.

Earlier, the Ukrainian Air Force claimed to have destroyed a ship of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea in Feodosia, suspected of carrying Iranian drones used by Moscow in the conflict with kyiv. The commander of the air force, Mykola Olechchuk, for his part relayed a video showing an explosion and a spray of flames.

A “big victory” for kyiv

This strike on a Russian ship is a success for Ukraine, which seeks to prove that it can keep Moscow’s military fleet from its shores, even if it fails to push back its army on the front. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday welcomed the results of this strategy as a “Great Victory of Ukraine in the Black Sea”.

The condition of the affected ship remains a matter of debate between the two camps. If Ukraine ensures that it has it “destroy”Russia simply evokes a building “damaged”. Vladimir Putin was informed by his Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu of “damage” suffered by the Novocherkassk during this strike, declared Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov, without further details.