A missile strike on the temporarily occupied Sevastopol resulted in 5 deaths and over 120 injuries, with most victims being beach visitors. Initial reports claimed a Ukrainian missile was shot down and debris injured people, but later analysis suggests the missile carried a cluster warhead that exploded over the beach after being diverted by air defense, causing injuries from submunitions.

More than 120 people were injured and 5 were killed as a result of rocket fire and air defence in Sevastopol

Most of the victims were visitors to local beaches

Two children, aged two and nine, were among the dead

Russian Ministry of Health reported 124 injured, including 27 children

Five children are in serious condition

The 9-year-old girl who died was the daughter of the deputy mayor of Magadan

The air strike warning system failed to work before the attack

Explosions were reported in Yevpatoria in occupied Crimea around 10 p.m. on June 23, according to the news outlet Suspilne Crimea, which cited residents.

A Ukrainian missile attack Sunday on a city in the Russian-annexed Crimea peninsula killed three people, including two children, and wounded over 100, officials said.

Russian Ministry of Defense claims five ATACMS missiles with cluster warheads were fired at Sevastopol on June 23 at 12:15

Russian Ministry of Defense claims four ATACMS missiles were intercepted by Russian air defense

Russian Ministry of Defense claims the fifth missile's cluster warhead detonated in mid-air causing civilian casualties

Russian Ministry of Defense claims US specialists input flight data for ATACMS missiles using US satellite intelligence

Explosions rang out in Sevastopol on the afternoon of June 23, 2024.

Mykhailo Razvozhaev claimed that 5 air targets were allegedly destroyed in the sky above the water area, with fragments falling in the coastal zone.