Ukraine's Navy challenged Russian allegations that a Ukrainian drone had attacked the Black Sea Fleet headquarters in occupied Sevastopol, Radio Liberty reported on July 31, 2022.
Russian-appointed Sevastopol head Mikhail Razvozhayev claimed Ukrainian forces were responsible and said six headquarters staff had been injured, with no deaths. He announced the cancellation of Navy Day events. The report noted that he had not provided evidence supporting the attribution.
The Ukrainian Navy said the Russian account exposed weaknesses in air defence and argued that the alleged incident served as a pretext to cancel celebrations. Odesa regional authorities called the allegations a provocation. These were Ukrainian officials' responses, not independently verified explanations of the incident.
The Navy reiterated that its targets were Russian military facilities and that Crimea is Ukrainian territory. The report did not independently establish who launched the drone or resolve the conflicting accounts.
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