Russia’s Black Sea Fleet commander among 34 killed in a missile strike in Crimea, Ukraine claims

By ILLIA NOVIKOV
Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say the missile that blasted the Crimean headquarters of Russia’s navy last week killed 34 officers, including the fleet commander, though it provided no evidence to support its claim. Ukraine’s Special Operation Forces said on the Telegram messaging app that its strike on the main building of the Black Sea Fleet headquarters in the port city of Sevastopol had wounded 105 people. The claims could not independently be verified and are vastly different that what Russia has reported. Russia’s military announced the attack on the building and initially said one serviceman was killed but later said the person was not killed but missing.