Published: 10:54, May 15, 2024
Russian forces repel massive missile attack on Sevastopol
By Xinhua

This handout satellite image released on Sept 23, 2023 by Planet Labs PBC shows an aerial view of the city of Sevastopol after a missile attack struck the headquarters of Moscow's Black Sea fleet in Crimea on Sept 22, 2023, sparking a huge fire and leaving at least one Russian serviceman missing.(HANDOUT / PLANET LABS PBC VIA AFP)

MOSCOW - No casualties were reported in the area of Fedorovskaya Street of Sevastopol where a downed missile fell in a private sector, city governor Mikhail Razvozhaev said in a telegram channel on Wednesday.

"Our military repelled a massive attack on Sevastopol. In the area of Fedorovskaya Street, fragments of a downed missile fell in a private sector. Information about the victims is being clarified," Razvozhaev said, adding its air defense forces have shot down several missiles over the water area and in the area of the Belbek airfield.

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"The type of downed missiles is being clarified, and it is possible that undetonated submunitions may be discovered," said the governor.