Ukraine: we attack a Russian ship in Crimea

The Ukrainian military reportedly shot down the missile launch ship “Askold” belonging to the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Russian-controlled Crimea.

In the statement of the Strategic Communications Center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (StratCom), it is stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out attacks against the maritime and port infrastructure of the “Zaliv” shipyard in the city of Kerch in Crimea, under the temporary control command of Russia, yesterday afternoon.

According to the Ukrainian press, the “Kalibr” cruise missile launcher ship “Askold”, one of the modern ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, was hit in the port.

Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force Nikolay Oleschuk also confirmed on his social media account that the Ukrainian army attacked the “Zaliv” shipyard.

The head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, also said in his social media post: “Life constantly proves that the Russian Black Sea Fleet will not be in Crimea.” he stated.

ISKENDER MISSILE ATTACK

On the other hand, the StratCom statement states that on November 3, Russia attacked the 128th Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Zaporizhia with the “Iskander-M” missile, and that the soldiers were killed and Como As a result of the attack, civilians were injured.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, in his statement on his social media account, expressed his condolences to the families of the dead soldiers and stated that he had ordered the Chief Inspectorate of the Ministry of Defense to conduct a thorough investigation about this theme.

The head of the military administration of the Zakarpattia region, Viktor Mikita, in his post on his social media account, stated that a three-day mourning has been declared in the region for the murder of soldiers of the 128th brigade, The flags will be raised at half-mast, and a minute of silence will be observed in memory of the deceased soldiers every morning at 9:00 a.m.

On the other hand, the commander of the “Tavriya” unit of the Ukrainian army, Aleksandr Tarnavskiy, stated in his social media post that they destroyed a Russian electronic warfare station “Pole-21” designed to jam satellite navigation channels. (AA)