UKRAINE has reportedly unleashed a kamikaze drone strike on Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Crimea with a 2d blast understood to have rocked a close-by airfield.
pictures shared on social media appears to reveal massive plumes of black smoke rising from the bottom in Sevastopol as travelers watched on in horror.
meanwhile, three explosions had been heard at an airfield in Bakhchisaray, around 48km from Sevastopol, in keeping with reporter Guillaume Ptak on Twitter.
The latest mentioned moves comes an afternoon after explosions erupted near army bases in Russian-held areas of Ukraine and Russia itself in apparent shows of Kyiv's growing ability to pummel Moscow's belongings some distance from the front strains.
it is understood the naval HQ suffered a right away hit as a drone exploded on the roof at the same time as terrified Russian tourists fled the famous summer time peninsula.
Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev wrote on Telegram: "i am on the (Black Sea) Fleet’s headquarters now.
"A drone hit the roof here 25 mins in the past. sadly, it become no longer downed. There aren't any casualties."
it's miles the second one time the HQ has been problem to a drone assault.
A bomb was dropped on the site on July 31, forcing the cancellation of deliberate army day celebrations and injuring six human beings.
meanwhile, a Russian air base in the peninsula changed into struck final week, which Western officials confirmed destroyed half of of Moscow's Black Sea naval aviation force.
clean explosions had been today said at Putin's Black Sea Fleet HQ within the village of Baalbek, close to Sevastopol.
footage seems to expose a slow-transferring drone within the sky above the city, which Russia's air defense seemingly didn't intercept despite frantic tries.
Ukrainian politician Refat Chubarov wrote on Facebook: "At 8.20am, close to the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet inside the occupied metropolis of Aiyar/Sevastopol, a powerful explosion became heard."
Russia also suffered incoming attacks on hotel Yevpatoria, north of Sevastopol.
meanwhile, new jaw-dropping photos has discovered the destruction of one in all Putin's ammunition depots after a reported attack through "Ukrainian saboteurs".
large purple and yellow flames had been visible for miles after the Russian ammo dump in Belgorod went up in smoke - simply 30 miles from the Ukraine border.
notwithstanding the explosion sparking tremors and sending a huge fireball into the night sky Russia claims the military base become no longer damaged and there had been no casualties.
It comes after Russia's Black Sea Fleet become given a new commander after a chain of setbacks.
Vice Admiral Viktor Socolow become appointed this week following the elimination of Igor Asimov, its head considering the fact that 2019.
In April, the fleet's flagship, the cruiser Moskva, became sunk in what Ukraine's Defense Ministry said turned into a missile strike.
months later, the Black Sea Fleet withdrew
