Ukrainian drone hits Russian Black Sea Fleet HQ in occupied Crimea

The strike is the latest setback for the Black Sea Fleet in the six-month war against Ukraine and is the latest in a series of explosions at military bases and ammunition depots last week in Crimea

Video loading

Video not available

Click to playTap to play

Crimea: Strike hits Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol

A Ukrainian drone strike hit Russian Navy headquarters deep in occupied Crimea and caused a huge explosion, Crimean officials say.

The attack on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol is the latest in a series of mysterious explosions on the occupied peninsula, allegedly inflicted by Ukrainian forces.

Russian state media, Interfax, claimed that a drone "fell" on the roof of the headquarters and was shot down.

Mikhail Razvozhaev, the governor of Sevastopol, wrote on his Telegram channel: "They shot down a drone just above the fleet headquarters. It fell on the roof and caught fire. There was no had no defeat."

Earlier he said there were no casualties or major damage. Entrances to the building are closed.

The strike is the latest setback for the Black Sea Fleet in the six-month war against Ukraine and is the latest in a series of explosions at military bases and munitions depots over the past week in Crimea.

Intelligence officials revealed last night how the strikes had crippled the invaders' military capabilities (

Picture:

Twitter)