Ukraine strikes Russias Black Sea fleet in major attack

One of Russia’s most formidable submarines was damaged after Ukraine launched a barrage of British Storm Shadow missiles, in a major attack on the Black Sea fleet. The vessel, believed to be an improved Kilo class attack submarine, was hit in the overnight attack on Sevastopol, which also damaged a Russian amphibious landing ship. “Unfortunately, three Storm Shadow missiles reached their target. The landing ship ‘Minsk’ and the submarine ‘Rostov-on-Don’, which were in dry dock, received varying degrees of damage,” the Russian Rybar Telegram channel reported. Mykola Oleshchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Air Force, appeared to confirm that Storm Shadow missiles were used in the strike when he congratulated his pilots for their “excellent combat work”. Read the full story here: #sevastopol #ukraine #russia #crimea Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just &