Homemade drone?
Sevastopol is a major port city on the Crimean peninsula, seized by the Russians in 2014. It is also the home of the headquarters for Russia’s Black Sea naval fleet. Now the Ukrainians have struck a potentially significant blow to the Russians by successfully conducting a drone strike on their HQ there. To add insult to injury, they did it on Russia’s Navy Day holiday, leading to the cancelation of observances that were scheduled for that day. Making it even stranger was the news that this wasn’t some fancy, long-range weaponry supplied to Ukraine by the United States. The drone reportedly appeared to be “homemade” in nature. But it still did more than enough damage. Limited casualties were reported, though no deaths were confirmed. (Associated Press)
I keep seeing analysts claiming that Russia is solidifying its control of the eastern Donbas region, indicating that they may be close to setting up permanent residence. But the Ukrainians don’t seem to have given up the fight.
