Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev attends a ceremony marking 240th anniversary of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea May 13, 2023.
REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak/file photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 13 (Reuters) - The Sevastopol Shipyard on the Crimean Peninsula was on fire early on Wednesday and two ships were damaged after Ukraine launched 10 missiles and three speedboat attacks on the port, Russia's defence ministry said.
"As a result of being hit by enemy cruise missiles, two ships under repair were damaged," the ministry said.
The strategic shipyard on the peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, builds and repairs ships and submarines of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
Ukraine almost never publicly claims responsibility for attacks inside Russia or on Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine, but has been saying in recent months that destroying Russia's military infrastructure helps Kyiv's counteroffensive.
Persons:
Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev, Alexey Pavlishak, Mikhail Razvozhayev, Razvozhayev, Lidia Kelly, Tom Hogue, Michael Perry, Guy Faulconbridge, Gerry Doyle
Organizations:
REUTERS, Sevastopol Shipyard, Fleet, Thomson
Locations:
Sevastopol, Crimea, Crimean, Ukraine, Moscow, Russia, Russian, Kyiv, Melbourne