💥 Attack

Ukrainian special operations forces provided targeting information for Storm Shadow missile strikes that took out two Russian warships in Sevastopol.

October 13, 2023 Sevastopol, Crimea

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda

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Entities

Special Operations Forces (SSO) (military_unit) Storm Shadow missile (weapon_system) Vasily Bykov (weapon_system) Buyan-M missile carrier (weapon_system) Russian military command (organization) Pavel Derzhavin (weapon_system) Black Sea Fleet (military_unit) Professor Nikolai Muru (weapon_system)

Source Reports

What each source reports. "Source tone" reflects the language used by the outlet — it is not an independent verification.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

Operators provided targeting information and after-action reports for the Oct. 13 Storm Shadow missile strike that took out two Russian warships in Sevastopol

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Massive explosion in Sevastopol

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: uncertain

Explosion on Buyan-M warship - unconfirmed by Ukrainian Navy

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: uncertain

Russian authorities claimed explosion was related to military drills

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Extracted: 2026-03-06T11:07:54.359Z

Source story: 23733