Explosion in Crimea destroys Russian cruise missiles, Ukraine claims.
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Ukraine's defence ministry has claimed that an explosion in the city of Dzhankoi in Crimea destroyed Russian cruise missiles intended for use by Moscow's Black Sea fleet. The missiles, designed to be launched from surface ships of Russia's Black Sea fleet, had an operational range of more than 2,500km on land and 375km at sea. While Ukraine did not claim responsibility for the attack, it has shown it is able to strike at long-distance targets in Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014.
- Russian cruise missiles destroyed in Crimea blast, Ukraine says The Guardian
- Kalibr missiles, which the occupiers were carrying by railway, were destroyed in Dzhankoi Yahoo News
- Ukraine says Russia cruise missiles blown up in transit in Crimea Reuters
- Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate: blasts in Dzhankoy herald ‘de-occupation’ of Crimea Meduza
- Ukraine hints it hit Russian missiles in occupied Crimea The Washington Post
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