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Ukraine Escalates Black Sea Offensive, Damaging Russian Fleet

Recent Ukrainian strikes have significantly impacted Russia's Black Sea Fleet, rendering it 'functionally inactive' according to UK defense officials.

  • Ukraine's military targeted three Russian ships in the Black Sea, including the landing vessels Yamal and Azov, using Western-supplied cruise missiles.
  • Satellite images confirm damage to a communications hub in Sevastopol, further debilitating Russia's naval capabilities in the region.
  • The British defense minister declared Russia's Black Sea Fleet now 'functionally inactive' after suffering considerable losses.
  • Russian missile attacks on Kyiv damaged a residential building and injured two people, amid an escalation of hostilities.
  • Ukraine's strategic strikes have pushed Russian naval assets away from Crimea, with Moscow relocating its fleet to Novorossiysk and planning a new military base in Abkhazia.
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