{"id":85413,"date":"2023-09-13T07:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T07:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=85413"},"modified":"2023-09-13T07:19:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T07:19:02","slug":"massive-explosions-rock-putins-black-sea-fleet-hq-in-biggest-ever-ukrainian-strike-as-submarine-warship-blasted-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/world-news\/massive-explosions-rock-putins-black-sea-fleet-hq-in-biggest-ever-ukrainian-strike-as-submarine-warship-blasted-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive explosions rock Putin\u2019s Black Sea Fleet HQ in \u2018biggest ever\u2019 Ukrainian strike as submarine & warship blasted | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
UKRAINE blasted a Russian naval port with a barrage of missiles today, heavily damaging a Russian attack submarine and naval ship.<\/p>\n
Blistering strikes<\/span> saw up to seven huge explosions resulting in a massive inferno in the Sevastopol\u00a0port in annexed Crimea.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Kilo-class Rostov-on-Don was damaged in the shipyard strike, stated Kremlin-friendly Shot media.\u00a0<\/p>\n The diesel-electric vessel, launched in 2014, had been used to attack Ukraine, ad a second damaged vessel was a large landing ship called Minsk.<\/p>\n This follows earlier damage in the war to landing ships Saratov, Novocherkassk, and Caesar Kunikov.<\/p>\n The Putin-appointed governor of occupied Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, said at least 24 people were wounded and two died.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Footage showed the scale of the attack – the largest of the war so far – on the city which is the headquarters of Russia\u2019s Black Sea Fleet.<\/p>\n Aship building and repair yard was engulfed in flames and a power<\/span> plant and other Black Sea naval facilities were also reportedly hit.<\/p>\n The Russian defence ministry said ten cruise missiles attacked the shipyard and claimed seven had been shot down.<\/p>\n It admitted two ships undergoing repair were \u201cdamaged" but did not identify the vessels.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/picture>‘IN A BAD WAY’ <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>POND TRAGEDY <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>LISA’S HEARTACHE <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>SALE AWAY <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Ukraine's air force said it intercepted 32 of 44 Shahed-type drones launched over Ukraine overnight, with most of the them launched toward the southern parts of the Odessa district.<\/p>\n The ministry said three kamikaze sea drones were destroyed by the\u00a0 patrol ship Vasily Bykov.<\/p>\n The shipyard was set up by the Imperial Navy in 1783 – and it's the largest in the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n Putin uses the city as a hub for strikes on Ukraine.<\/p>\n Razvozhayev said: "As a result of the attack, according to preliminary information, a total of 24 people were injured, four are in a moderate condition.\u00a0<\/p>\n "All necessary assistance to the victims is provided in full."<\/p>\n One eyewitness said: "I heard missiles passing over us towards the bay, and the explosions started. Three of four missiles were right over us."<\/p>\n Another Sevastopol resident said there was "a horrendous explosion right outside my window – the sky<\/span> was on fire".<\/p>\n Other witnesses cited windows shattering during the blast, flashes of life and missiles.<\/p>\n The attack came as Putin and Kim Jong-Un shook hands as they met at a space base for weapons talks just hours after North Korea fired two ballistic missiles.<\/p>\n Kim – who rarely leaves his country – is reportedly willing to hand Putin artillery shells and anti-tank missiles in exchange for satellite and nuclear submarine\u00a0technology.<\/p>\n The North Korean leader arrived at the Vostochny Cosmodrome on his armoured train on Wednesday morning after crossing into Russia the day before.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Putin told Kim he was "very glad to see" him, while the North Korean despot thanked Putin for the invitation to Russia.<\/p>\n Speaking at the space base, Putin told reporters that the pair would discuss "all the issues" at their meeting.<\/p>\n
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