A missile hit the port of the city of Feodosia, on the Crimean peninsula annexed by Russia, in the early hours of the morning, Ukraine claimed responsibility.

A series of loud explosions were heard and a fire broke out, while short videos uploaded to this platform show the explosions.

Ukraine’s air force chief, Mykola Oleschuk, later claimed responsibility for the strike in Feodosia, which Kiev rarely does immediately when it comes to raids on Russian-controlled territory.

Russian landing craft destroyed

A landing craft of the Russian Black Sea fleet was destroyed by the attack in Feodosia, as Oleschuk announced early this morning.

According to Kyiv, the ship was carrying Iranian-designed dronesweapon of choice of the Russian forces in the war.

“The big Navatcherkask landing destroyed by air force pilots,” the head of the Ukrainian air force said via Telegram, thanking his men for their “excellent work” and expressing satisfaction that the Russian Black Sea fleet is getting “smaller and smaller”.

The Ukrainian air force also reported that “it is said” that the landing craft was carrying T“Shahed” type unmanned aerial vehicleswhich Russia unleashes en masse against Ukraine.

Oleschuk uploaded video capturing the moment a massive explosion and fire erupted on a ship at the Russian naval base in Feodosia, on the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014.

Sergei Aksyonov, the Moscow-installed governor of the “Republic of Crimea”, said earlier via Telegram that “an enemy attack has taken place in the sector” where Feodosia is located, adding that “the port area has been cordoned off”, “the explosions have stopped ” and “the fire (they caused) was contained”.
“All competent emergency services are on site” and “residents of adjacent houses will be urgently removed” from the area, Mr. Axionov added at around 04:15 (local time; at 03:15 Greek time). more than an hour after the attack.

Ukraine frequently launches strikes in Crimea, specifically targeting the Black Sea Fleet. In April 2022, Kiev announced that it had sunk the cruiser Moscow, the flagship of the fleet.