Drone Hits Headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Crimea

A drone hit the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Crimea on Saturday, reaching the center of a closely fortified naval base that has lengthy allowed Moscow to undertaking energy in the area.

Videos posted on social media confirmed a column of smoke rising over the Crimean metropolis of Sevastopol, the place the fleet relies. Mikhail Razvozhaev, the Russian-installed governor of the strategic port metropolis, mentioned on the Telegram messaging app that the drone “flew onto the roof” of the constructing. He later issued what he known as a clarification, saying the drone fell on the roof and caught hearth after being shot down by Russian air defenses.