Fire at naval shipyard in Russia-annexed Crimea after Ukraine air attack

A Ukrainian air attack on a naval shipyard in Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea has caused a large fire and injured at least 24 people, the Moscow-installed governor of the port city said.

A Ukrainian air attack on a naval shipyard in Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea has caused a large fire and injured at least 24 people, the Moscow-installed governor of the port city said.

Mikhail Razvozhayev said on the Telegram messaging app that Ukraine carried out a missile attack in the early hours of Wednesday morning and Russian air defences had attempted to repel the incoming projectiles.

“All emergency services are working on the site, there is no danger to civilian objects in the city,” Razvozhayev said.

Sevastopol is the largest city in Crimea and a major port where the Russian Black Sea fleet is based.

Kyiv officials have promised to retake Crimea from Russian control and Ukraine has stepped up air and sea attacks on the peninsula in recent weeks.

Several Russian Telegram news monitoring channels reported that the Sevastopol shipyard, which carries out construction and repair on the ships and submarines of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, was on fire.