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Missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters information


Operation Crab Trap
Part of the Crimea attacks (2022–present)
Damage to Commander's Building
TypeMissile strike
Location
Sevastopol Naval Base, Crimea

44°36′46″N 33°31′26″E / 44.61278°N 33.52389°E / 44.61278; 33.52389
Planned byUkraine Ukraine
Commanded byKyrylo Budanov
Target Black Sea Fleet
Date22 September 2023 (2023-09-22)
Executed by Main Directorate of Intelligence
CasualtiesPer Ukraine:
34 killed
105 injured
Per Russia:
1 missing[1]
6 injured

On 22 September 2023, several Ukrainian Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles penetrated Russian air defenses and struck the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in occupied Sevastopol, Crimea.[2][3][4] 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).[5][6][7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Guardian was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Smith, Alexander (25 September 2023). "Russian Black Sea Fleet commander killed in strike, Ukraine says". NBC News. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  3. ^ Fornusek, Martin (25 September 2023). "Military: 34 Russian Black Sea Fleet officers, including commander, killed in Sevastopol strike". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. ^ Stern, David L. (22 September 2023). "Ukraine hits headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol". Washington Post. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Senior leadership among those killed in strike on Russia's Black Sea Fleet, Ukraine says". NBC News. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  6. ^ Kostenko, Maria; Lister, Tim; Tanno, Sophie (23 September 2023). "Ukraine says strike on Russia's Black Sea Fleet HQ left dozens dead and wounded 'including senior leadership'". CNN. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  7. ^ Romanenko, Valentyna (23 September 2023). ""Crab trap": Special Operations Forces strike Black Sea Fleet HQ during commanders' meeting". Ukrainska Pravada.

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