A senior official in Russian-annexed Crimea accused Ukraine on Sunday of finishing up a drone assault forward of deliberate celebrations to mark Navy Day, injuring 5 and forcing the cancellation of festivities.
The accusation comes hours earlier than Russian President Vladimir Putin is because of oversee Navy Day celebrations in his hometown of St Petersburg and approve Russia’s naval doctrine as Moscow presses on with its army intervention in Ukraine.
“An unidentified object flew into the courtyard of the fleet’s headquarters,” Mikhail Razvozhayev, governor of Sevastopol, house to Russia’s Black Sea fleet, wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
“In accordance with preliminary info, it’s a drone.”
He stated Ukraine had determined to “spoil Navy Day for us”.
The Ukrainian defence ministry didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Razvozhayev stated that 5 workers of the fleet headquarters had been injured within the incident and that the Federal Safety Service (FSB) was investigating its circumstances.
“All celebrations have been cancelled for safety causes,” Razvozhayev stated. “Please stay calm and keep house if attainable.”
Navy Day is an annual Russian vacation throughout which its fleets stage naval parades and honour its sailors.
Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014, prompting a serious row with the West which deepened over Moscow’s function in an insurgency of pro-Russian separatists in japanese Ukraine.
The accusation comes hours earlier than Russian President Vladimir Putin is because of oversee Navy Day celebrations in his hometown of St Petersburg and approve Russia’s naval doctrine as Moscow presses on with its army intervention in Ukraine.
“An unidentified object flew into the courtyard of the fleet’s headquarters,” Mikhail Razvozhayev, governor of Sevastopol, house to Russia’s Black Sea fleet, wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
“In accordance with preliminary info, it’s a drone.”
He stated Ukraine had determined to “spoil Navy Day for us”.
The Ukrainian defence ministry didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Razvozhayev stated that 5 workers of the fleet headquarters had been injured within the incident and that the Federal Safety Service (FSB) was investigating its circumstances.
“All celebrations have been cancelled for safety causes,” Razvozhayev stated. “Please stay calm and keep house if attainable.”
Navy Day is an annual Russian vacation throughout which its fleets stage naval parades and honour its sailors.
Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014, prompting a serious row with the West which deepened over Moscow’s function in an insurgency of pro-Russian separatists in japanese Ukraine.