Missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters
| Missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Crimea attacks (2022–present) | |
| Type | Missile strike |
| Location | Sevastopol Naval Base, Crimea 44°36′46″N 33°31′26″E / 44.61278°N 33.52389°E |
| Planned by | Ukraine |
| Target | Black Sea Fleet |
| Date | 22 September 2023 |
| Executed by | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Casualties | Per Ukraine: 34 killed 105 injured Per Russia: 1 missing 6 injured |
On 22 September 2023, headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet at Sevastopol was attacked by Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles launched by Su-24s of the Ukrainian Air Force. As a result, the headquarters building was partially destroyed. The strike was part of the war resulting from the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, and was referred to as Operation Crab Trap (Ukrainian: Операція «Крабова пастка», romanized: Operatsiia "Krabova pastka") by Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR).