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Omaha Steve

(99,703 posts)
Sun Jul 31, 2022, 09:36 AM Jul 2022

Drone explosion hits Russia's Black Sea Fleet HQ

Source: AP

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A drone-borne explosive device detonated Sunday at the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, injuring six people, officials said.

The explosion at the headquarters in the city of Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsula that Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014 caused cancellation of observances of Russia’s Navy Day holiday.

The Black Sea Fleet’s press service said the drone appeared to be homemade. It described the explosive device as “low-power” but Sevastopol mayor Mikhail Razvozhaev said six people were injured in the blast.

There was no immediate information on where the drone began its flight; Sevastopol is about 170 kilometers (100 miles) south of the Ukrainian mainland and Russian forces control much of the mainland area along the Black Sea.



A woman looks at a civilian's car shot at by Russian forces exhibited at Mykhailivs'ka Square along with damaged Russian military equipment as a symbol of Ukraine's resistance against the invasion in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, July 30, 2022. According to a plaque displayed by the National Museum of the Military History of Ukraine, the family was evacuating from Bucha when Russian troops opened fire on their convoy injuring two people. (AP Photo/David Goldman)


Read more: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-explosions-black-sea-crimea-ddf4744077bac371392763b5cd77f25d

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Drone explosion hits Russia's Black Sea Fleet HQ (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jul 2022 OP
A shoot down of a surveillance or weaponized drone is more likely.... paleotn Jul 2022 #1
Lame FF attempt by RU to excuse the cancellation. The navy LEFT so why "parade"? oldsoftie Jul 2022 #2

oldsoftie

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2. Lame FF attempt by RU to excuse the cancellation. The navy LEFT so why "parade"?
Sun Jul 31, 2022, 10:31 AM
Jul 2022

being 100 mile away from UKR forces it probably didnt come from them. Their attacks have been much better coordinated. And just ONE drone? Please.

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