The first satellite photos of temporarily occupied Sevastopol have been published online, showing the consequences of a missile strike on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
The pictures, in particular, were released by Brady, an analyst at the foreign and defense policy research department of the American Enterprise Institute. Africa.
Photos taken by the American company Planet Labs allow us to compare what the headquarters looked like on September 21 (before the attack) and on September 22 – after the missile attack.
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The satellite image from September 22 shows how the Black Sea headquarters a column of thick smoke rises from the Russian fleet.
Brady Africk suggested that the attack on the building was caused by Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles, which Ukraine received from its British and French allies.
“Recent video recordings from the ground show that this object was hit by several Ukrainian-controlled Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles,” the analyst noted.
Another series of satellite photos from Planet Labs was published by the project Radio Liberty Crimea.Realities. They are also dated September 21 and 22.
The photographs show that the headquarters building was seriously damaged, and a column of smoke and significant damage are visible even from space.
In addition, journalists published a photo refuting the claims of the Russian occupiers about the alleged “shooting down” all missiles during the attack. The photo shows the burning headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet seconds before the arrival of another missile.
Black smoke is already rising above the building, and a missile is visible in the sky, which in a moment will hit the headquarters.
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Russian propaganda statement about “shot down” missiles is also refuted by a video published online of a repeated missile attack on the headquarters. The footage shows how the missile clearly hit the target.
According to analysts, in total, from two to three missiles could have hit the headquarters.
As is known, on September 22, in occupied Sevastopol, powerful explosions and missiles hit the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Subsequently, a video of a fire in the building appeared.
According to the Special Operations Forces, the attack on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was struck precisely at the moment when the leadership of the Russian fleet gathered there for a meeting. The MTR reported dozens of dead and wounded occupiers, including the senior management of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
