Sevastopol, Russian-occupied Crimea. Air defence units in the port of Sevastopol downed more than 20 Ukrainian drones early on Wednesday, and Ukraine also used Storm Shadow missiles, the city’s governor said on Telegram. No injuries were reported in preliminary data.
Damage reported in Sevastopol
Mikhail Razvozhayev said several buildings were damaged, including a regional office of the central bank and an eight-story apartment block.
Storm Shadow missiles are made by a Franco-British consortium. Russia, which annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, has previously summoned the British and French ambassadors to protest Ukraine’s use of the weapons.
Strikes reported in southern Russia and Ukraine
Separately, two people were wounded in the southern Russian port city of Taganrog, east of the border with Ukraine, after Russia downed a missile early on Wednesday, Taganrog Mayor Svetlana Kambulova said on Telegram.
Overall, Russia downed 140 drones overnight, Interfax news agency said, citing the defence ministry.
Russian strikes on Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions wounded 21 people, local authorities said on Telegram.
Reuters could not independently verify reports of military activity.