Ukraine missile attack causes fire at Crimean shipyard, damages 2 ships, says Russia

The SevastopolShipyardon theCrimeanPeninsula was onfireearly on Wednesday (September 13) and twoshipsweredamagedafterUkrainelaunched 10missiles and three speedboatattacks on the port,Russia's defence ministry said.

Sevenmissiles were downed byRussia's air defence systems and all three boats were destroyed by a patrol ship, the ministry said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app. "As a result of being hit by enemy cruisemissiles, twoshipsunder repair weredamaged," the ministry said.

Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol, the largest city in Crimea and a major Black Sea port, said on Telegram that at least 24 people were injured. "All emergency services are working on the site, there is no danger to civilian objects in the city," Razvozhayev said.

The strategicshipyardon the peninsula, whichRussiaannexed fromUkrainein 2014, builds and repairsshipsand submarines of theRussian Black Sea Fleet. The fleet has launched numerous drone andmissileattacks onUkraine.

Razvozhayev posted a nighttime photo of flames engulfing what seemed to be port infrastructure.Russian Telegram channels posted videos and more photos of massive flames at a facility alongside the water.

Reuters could not independently verify the report. There was no immediate comment from Kyiv.

Ukrainealmost never publicly claims responsibility forattacks insideRussiaor onRussian-controlled territory inUkraine, but has been saying in recent months that destroying Russia's military infrastructure helps Kyiv's counteroffensive.

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