Why Ukraine Continues to Target the Black Sea Fleet

There is more to the situation than meets the eye

A battleship in the sea (Licensed image)

The Ukrainian Special Forces command has reported that the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was among “the 34 officers killed in the strike on the fleet’s headquarters in Sevastopol”.

In times of war, it is never easy to distinguish facts from fiction. How certain can we be about the aftermath of last week’s attack, which witnessed multiple Storm Shadow missiles striking the Black Sea Fleet’s base in Crimea?

I believe Ukraine is telling the truth for two reasons:

1. Ukraine’s spy chief, Kyrylo Budanov, told Voice of America that several high level officials of the Black Sea fleet were killed during the attack. He said, “”Among the wounded is the commander of the group, Colonel-General (Olexandr) Romanchuk, in a very serious condition. The Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General (Oleg) Tsekov, is unconscious. The number of casual military servicemen who are not employees of the headquarters is still being determined. These are military…