Today’s drone strike was carried out on the building of the General Staff of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, no one was injured, the mayor of the city on the Russian-annexed peninsula, Mikhail Razvozaev, said. Crimea.

“The drone was shot down right above the general headquarters of the fleet. He fell on the roof and caught fire, ”Razvozaev explained in a Telegram message.

There were “no serious injuries” or casualties from the incident, he said, blaming Ukrainian security forces for the attack.

This is the second drone attack on the General Staff of the Black Sea Fleet in less than a month.

On July 31, a drone fell into the courtyard of the main headquarters, injuring five workers and canceling events that were supposed to take place on the occasion of the Day of the Russian Fleet celebrated on that day.

Ukraine, which Russia has blamed for the attack, denies any involvement and calls the allegations a “provocation.”

Today’s attack comes amid an increase in explosions and attacks on Russian military infrastructure in Crimea.

On Thursday night, the Russian military shot down a drone near a military airfield in Sevastopol.

On Tuesday, explosions took place at a military base and ammunition depot in Crimea, which Moscow called “sabotage.”

In early August, as a result of an explosion of ammunition intended for the Air Force, one person was killed and several were injured near the Saki military airfield in Crimea.

In addition, according to the governor of the peninsula, Sergei Aksyonov, the air defense system in Efpatoria, in the western part of Crimea, worked today.

As a result of the incident, “no damage, no casualties,” he assured.

^{Sources: APE-MPE, AFP, DPA.}