The Ukrainian Air Force carried out a number of strikes throughout Crimea on March 24, 2024. One of the targets was the Black Sea Fleet (BSF) Communications Centre, located in Sevastopol, Crimea, the UK Defense Intelligence reports.
Analysis of imagery identified one building had been structurally damaged, including a partial roof collapse, and two additional buildings had suffered blast damage. Two Ropucha-class landing ships, tanks and one Yury Ivanov-class intelligence ship were also damaged in the strikes.
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Due to strikes of this nature, russian vessels of a higher value, which would ordinarily use port infrastructure in Sevastopol, have been forced to deploy to alternative port facilities further east. Despite russia’s attempts to limit its losses, Ukraine continues to demonstrate success in diminishing the Black Sea Fleet’s ability to project power in the region.
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