A Ukrainian drone is said to have attacked the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet on Sunday, Russian governor claims. Ukraine denies having carried out the attack, and calls it a Russian provocation.
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On Telegram writes Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev that five people are said to have been injured, but no one is said to have died in the attack.
The governor of Sevastopol, located on the Crimean peninsula, says that all events related to “Navy Day” on Sunday have been canceled for security reasons.
– This morning, Ukrainian nationalists decided to destroy the Day of the Russian Navy, he writes on Telegram.
“Navy Day” is a holiday in Russia that is celebrated on the last day of July.
–A number of major events are planned for Sunday in Russia in connection with the celebration, including a military parade in St. Petersburg, where President Vladimir Putin is expected to be present.
The alleged attack has not yet been confirmed by other parties.
– Direct provocation
Ukraine denies having carried out the alleged attack and calls it a Russian provocation.
– TASS’ announcement of an apparent Ukrainian attack on the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol is a direct provocation. The liberation of our Crimea from the occupiers will not happen in this way and much more effectively. Everything has its time, says the spokesman for the regional military administration in Ukraine, Serhii Bratchuk on Telegram.
–The Crimean peninsula was occupied and annexed by Russia in 2014. Since then, the conflict has persisted.
The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, stated a few weeks ago that he was convinced that the Crimean peninsula would eventually become part of Ukraine again.
– Those who are condemned to crawl cannot take Snake Island from those who have to fly. That is why the blue and yellow flag is back on the island, and one day it will definitely be on the peninsula, as well as in all our occupied cities and villages, while our national anthem will be played in each of them, Zelenskyj said in an Instagram video , reproduced by the Ukrainian News Agency UKrinform.
Will recapture Kherson
In recent weeks, Ukraine has focused on recapturing territories in the south of the country. Ukrainian forces have carried out, among other things several attacks against bridges in Khersonto prevent Russian forces from using heavy vehicles over the bridge.
On Tuesday, Ukrainian authorities said that Kherson will be recaptured by Septemberwith the help of Western weapons.
According to British intelligence, Russia has, in all likelihood, built two floating bridges and a ferry system to compensate for the partially destroyed bridges.
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