Russian authorities confirm the Minsk landing ship and and Rostov-on-Don submarine were "completely destroyed" in last nights attack on the RusNavy base in occupied Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine. In addition, the city of Sevastopol devolved into complete chaos last night resulting in the friendly-fire deaths of local police and military personnel.
<<Two ships have been lost forever, many dead and fire on their own. What really happened at night in Sevastopol?
We learned about the consequences of the enemy's attack on the Sevmorzavod (dry dock/shipyard) in Sevastopol tonight. Sources in the Black Sea Fleet, in the General Staff and in the Sevastopol government told us the following:
First, unfortunately, as a result of the missile strike, 11 people were killed - factory workers and the military. 31 people, according to the latest data, were injured.
Secondly, the missiles completely destroyed two of our vessels – the large landing ship Minsk and the submarine Rostov-on-Don. Both vessels that were here for repair are not subject to restoration. In addition, two more vessels have been damaged at the Sevmorzavod, and it may be possible to restore them. The interlocutors refused to say the names of these ships, "so that the enemy would not receive valuable information about the result of his terrorist attack."
Thirdly, according to updated data, eight enemy missiles and two naval drones were fired at Sevastopol. The drones were destroyed, and only two of the missiles were shot down, so the damage from the impact is so serious. Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev has already demanded to strengthen the city's air defense.
By the way, we wrote a week ago that the shelling of Sevastopol would be intensified, the head of the city also knew about this. And he "does not understand how it was possible not to strengthen the defense of the city, despite all the warnings."
Fourthly, due to a missile strike at night, a panic began in Sevastopol. The police received information that saboteurs were operating in the city, and sent several outfits to search for them. One of them mistook an armed military patrol for saboteurs and opened fire on his own. As a result of the shootout, four people were killed - three soldiers and one policeman.">>
Images below of fire in Sevastopol and current NASA FIRMS satellite imagery of the fires there.