💥 Attack

Three Storm Shadow missiles struck the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, killing or seriously injuring dozens of senior officers.

September 22, 2023 Sevastopol, Crimea

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Kyiv Post UNIAN Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent

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Source Reports

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The highest-profile decapitation attack by Ukrainian forces of the war thus far took place on Sep. 22, when three Storm Shadow missiles leveled a morning meeting attended by most of the senior officers of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in its headquarters, in the city Sevastopol.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian aviation used Storm Shadow cruise missiles with a 450 kg warhead to strike the Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol on September 22, 2023 at around 13:00

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

There was a missile attack on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A missile attack on its headquarters in Sevastopol on Sept. 22, causing the Russians to begin redeploying the Black Sea Fleet

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