{"id":2030342,"date":"2023-09-13T10:30:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T14:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-hits-russian-naval-targets-in-major-crimea-attack\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T10:32:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T14:32:31","slug":"ukraine-hits-russian-naval-targets-in-major-crimea-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-hits-russian-naval-targets-in-major-crimea-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine launches major attack on Russian naval targets in Crimea."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukraine-hits-russian-naval-targets-in-major-crimea-attack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2030342&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Ukraine Strikes Russian Naval Targets in Sevastopol<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<figure><figcaption>Smoke rises from the shipyard that \u2064was reportedly hit by Ukrainian missile attack in Sevastopol, Crimea. (Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>Ukraine launched a major attack on Russian naval targets and \u200cport infrastructure in Sevastopol, Crimea,\u2063 early on Wednesday. This marks the most significant strike of the war on the home of the Russian Navy&#8217;s Black Sea Fleet.<\/p>\n<p>Moscow confirmed the strike, which underscores Kyiv&#8217;s increasing\u200b missile \u200dcapabilities as Russia\u200b continues \u200dto bombard Ukraine from a distance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-hostile-regimes-testing-joe-biden-during-his-first-months-in-office\/\" title=\"4 Hostile Regimes Testing Joe Biden During His First Months In Office\">long-range missiles<\/a> and assault drones.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We confirm a large landing vessel and submarine were hit. We do not comment on the means [used] for \u200bthe strike,&#8221; said Ukrainian\u200b military intelligence \u200bofficial Andriy Yusov, providing no further details on the extent of the damage.<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s defense ministry stated that Ukraine attacked a Black Sea shipyard \u2063with 10 cruise missiles and 3 uncrewed\u2062 speedboats, damaging two military vessels \u2064undergoing repairs. It claimed to have intercepted seven of the incoming missiles and destroyed the attack boats\u200d with a Russian patrol ship.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is truly the \u200bbiggest attack on Sevastopol since the beginning of the war,&#8221; said retired Ukrainian Navy captain Andriy Ryzhenko.<\/p>\n<p>Sevastopol is a crucial city used by the Black Sea Fleet, \u200cwhich the Kremlin utilizes to project \u200dpower into the Middle East and Mediterranean. During the war in Ukraine, it\u2063 has also served as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-says-it-will-shut-down-ukraines-grain-exports\/\" title=\"Russia to halt Ukraine's grain exports.\">de facto \u200bblockade<\/a> on Ukraine&#8217;s\u2062 seaborne food\u200c exports via \u200dthe Turkish straits.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has attempted to challenge the fleet&#8217;s naval dominance by employing\u2062 sea drones packed with explosives. However, Russia has persisted in using its warships to launch missile attacks on Ukraine throughout the 18-month-long conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The type of missile used \u2064by\u200d Kyiv in the attack on Sevastopol remains \u200bunclear. It is speculated\u2062 that Ukraine may have utilized domestically made Neptune anti-ship missiles modified to target ground installations. There is \u2063also a possibility that British-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles were employed.<\/p>\n<p>According\u2063 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-biden-administration-shut-down-trump-era-probe-into-coronavirus-lab-leak-theory\/\" title=\"REPORT: Biden Administration Shut Down Trump-Era Probe Into Coronavirus Lab Leak Theory\">unnamed sources cited<\/a> by \u200bBritain&#8217;s Sky News, Storm Shadows were indeed used in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>The West has provided Ukraine with billions of dollars&#8217; worth of weapons to aid in its defense against Russian forces that have\u2064 occupied significant territories in the south and east since their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-major-things-biden-failed-to-address-in-his-speech-to-congress\/\" title=\"6 Major Things Biden Failed To Address In His Speech To Congress\">full-scale invasion<\/a> in February 2022.<\/p>\n<h3>Public \u2063Claim of Responsibility<\/h3>\n<p>In an \u200bunusual move, the Ukrainian military publicly claimed responsibility for the strike, something it typically refrains from doing\u200c for attacks on Russia or the Crimean\u2063 peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On the morning \u2063of Sept. 13, the Ukrainian armed forces conducted successful strikes on naval assets and\u200c port infrastructure of the occupiers\u200c at the docks of temporarily occupied Sevastopol,&#8221; stated the Ukrainian military on Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-installed \u2062governor of Sevastopol, reported on Telegram that at least 24 people had been injured. He shared \u200da\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-hits-russian-naval-targets-in-major-crimea-attack\/\" title=\"Ukraine launches major attack on Russian naval targets in Crimea.\">night photo showing flames \u200cengulfing<\/a> what appeared to be port infrastructure. Russian Telegram channels also posted\u200c videos and \u200cadditional photos of the facility \u200bon fire.<\/p>\n<p>Residents of Sevastopol recounted being awakened by the attack. Despite the disturbance, some remained unfazed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My child was woken\u2063 up as well. It was\u2063 about 3 in the morning. We got very \u2062scared. \u2064Everything was shaking,&#8221; said Nadezhda\u200b Lunyova.<\/p>\n<p>Another \u200cresident, \u200cAlexander Ivanov, who had just \u200dreturned from the war, \u2063expressed calmness among the townspeople. &#8220;Everything is calm in town now. People\u2062 are actually even \u2063curiously checking what happened. There&#8217;s no fear,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Lidia\u2064 Kelly in Melbourne, Anna Pruchnicka, Kyiv newsroom, Felix Light and Reuters TV; writing by Tom Balmforth; editing by Timothy Heritage and \u2064Alison Williams)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine launched a major attack on Russian naval targets and port infrastructure in Sevastopol, Crimea. Smoke billows from the shipyard, allegedly hit by a Ukrainian missile strike. 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