Sebastopol, Again…

There is a high chance that the Putin system will collapse in 1–2 years — Leonid Volkov

So this afternoon (local time), Ukrainian Storm Shadows hit multiple targets in Crimea. Among them was the headquarters for the fleet in the port of Sebastopol. This is the second major attack on this port. The last one destroyed two ships in dry dock.

So first, via MO, and I must say this came fast, is a commentary about that attack:

British “Shadow” over Crimea. The air defense that Z-propaganda touted could not cope even with a limited attack by NATO missiles.

The fire in the Black Sea Fleet headquarters building continued until the evening. It is still unknown about the victims of the missile strike — the Russian Ministry of Defense reported only one person missing. The city center was blocked off; electricity and gas were cut off in houses in the headquarters area.

The attack on the headquarters was most likely caused by a Storm Shadow missile (or its French version Scalp, they are almost identical), Israeli military expert David Sharp told MO.

“These missiles are very difficult targets for air defense. The training and combat readiness of the crews also matter — and throughout the war we saw that not all was well with this for Russian air defense officers, both at the front and in the rear…