Russian Ministry of Defense
- Ukraine claims to have struck two of Russia's landing ships in occupied Crimea.
- The strike also hit a Russian military comms centre and Black Sea fleet infrastructure.
- Russia's pride-and-joy Black Sea fleet is a major target for Ukrainian strikes.
Ukraine struck two of Russia's large landing ships in occupied Crimea in the late hours of March 23, Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed on March 24.
The strike also hit a Russian military communications center and some Black Sea fleet infrastructure.
Footage shared on social media appeared to show a large blast in the city, sending a fireball and plume of black smoke into the air, and what appeared to be Russian air defenses intercepting incoming projectiles.