“This punishment will be long lasting. All residents of the temporarily occupied Crimea should avoid being near military facilities,” said Yusov. And he said the policy of punishing Russia for attacks on civilians would continue. Yusov, in fact, said the Kozacha Bay attack was revenge for the two dozen civilians killed in Uman. As long as this situation persists, this war can continue for years,” he wrote in a paper co-authored with Lieutenant-General Mykhailo Zabrodskyi. This should be considered as the center of gravity of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from a military point of view. “The enemy is capable of inflicting pinpoint strikes on targets in the entire depth of the country’s territory with impunity. On September 7, Valery Zaluzhny, the head of Ukraine’s armed forces, said long-range weapons supplied by the West would be key to winning the war in 2023. Ukraine has long sought to punish Russia for its attacks on non-combatants, and to counter its ability to reach deep inside Ukrainian territory where no battles are taking place. “The invaders launched up to 24 Shahed-136/131 attack drones … The Air Force of Ukraine, in co-operation with other air defence units, shot down 18 attack drones,” the air force said on Telegram. Overnight before the Ilsky fire, Ukraine said Russia had launched dozens of UAV attacks on Ukrainian soil for a second day.
Whereas the Russian defence ministry claimed it had struck all targets, Ukraine said it had shot down 21 of 23 missiles. Russia acknowledged the attack, saying it had targeted a training ground for reservists. Ukraine did not claim responsibility for the strike.īoth fuel facilities were struck within a day of Russian air attacks on Ukrainian civilians.Ī day before the Kozacha Bay attack, missiles fired from Russian territory landed in Uman, in central Ukraine, killing 20 civilians, including five children. Russia also blamed Ukraine for a fire at the Ilsky oil refinery near the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk on May 4. Russian Black Sea fleet ships are anchored in one of the bays of Sevastopol, Crimea Another Russian blogger said 10 Mugin-5 UAVs had been launched against the fuel tanks from Shkilnyy airfield in Odesa, and some were shot down. Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Russia-installed governor of occupied Crimea, confirmed that a Ukrainian drone had struck an oil tank, sparking a fire more than 1,000 square metres (10,764 square feet) in size.Ī Russian military blogger said two drones had destroyed four fuel tanks. Ukrainian military intelligence spokesman Andriy Yusov said 10 tanks containing 40,000 tonnes of refined oil products had been destroyed. Ukraine was likely responsible for explosions in Kozacha Bay, near Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula, where the Russian Black Sea Fleet has a base, on April 29.įootage showed a massive black mushroom cloud rising from a fuel tank park. Russia, meanwhile, sharply intensified strikes against Ukrainian civilians, claiming dozens of lives. Ukraine may have targeted Russian fuel depots – a possible preamble to its expected counteroffensive. Drones, missiles and cross-border artillery took centre stage during the 62nd week of Russia’s war in Ukraine, as the 63rd began with a dramatic allegation from Moscow – that Ukraine made an attempt on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s life.
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