The Ukrainian military announced that it had hit two large Ropucha-class landing ships named Azov and Yamal, a communications center and many infrastructure facilities of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the Crimean peninsula.
Landing ship Azov
Page The Kyiv Independent Citing information on the Russian Black Sea Fleet website, the Yamal ship has a crew of 98 people while the Azov ship has 87 people, belongs to the 197th Amphibious Ship Brigade and is being used for exercises and training. of the fleet.
According to Reuters, the announcement did not specify what weapons Ukraine used and it was unclear the extent of damage to the ships.
Russia has not commented on information about warships being attacked. Previously, a Russian-appointed official in Crimea announced that Sevastopol port in Crimea had suffered a major attack and air defense systems shot down more than 10 missiles.
Russian officials said the city of Sevastopol was hit by a strong air strike overnight, killing one person and injuring four people.
Landing ship Yamal
According to RT, unverified videos on the Telegram network showed sparks lighting up the sky and several large explosions occurring afterward.
Sevastopol is the base of Russia's Black Sea Fleet and has suffered many major attacks. Last September, Ukraine carried out an attack using missiles and unmanned autonomous ships, destroying two Russian ships at the port, including a landing ship and a submarine.
In a recent report, Ukrainian military intelligence said Russia is moving the Black Sea Fleet from Crimea to the more distant port of Novorossiysk to ensure safety amid Ukrainian attacks. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu recently visited Sevastopol and said that ships in the fleet should be equipped with heavy machine guns to destroy Ukrainian autonomous ships.
Images from the early morning attack on March 24.3 in Kyiv
Police examine fragments of Russia's Kh-55 cruise missile at a park in Kyiv on March 24.3.
In a development related to the war in Ukraine, the Polish military said on March 24.3 that a missile flew into Polish airspace during Russia's overnight attack targeting western Ukraine, according to Reuters.
The Ukrainian Air Force said that Russia launched 29 missiles and 28 UAVs to attack areas in Ukraine at dawn on March 24.3, including the Lviv region near Poland.
The Polish military announced that a cruise missile launched by Russia entered Polish airspace near the town of Oserdow at 4:23 a.m. (local time) and remained in the airspace for 39 seconds.
The Polish Foreign Ministry said it would ask Russia to explain this incident. Nga has not commented.
