Drone explosion hits Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters
LA TimesA woman looks at a civilian’s car shot at by Russian forces exhibited at Mykhailivs’ka Square along with damaged Russian military equipment as a symbol of Ukraine’s resistance against the invasion in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday. A small explosive device carried by a makeshift drone blew up Sunday at the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet on the Crimean peninsula, wounding six people and prompting the cancellation of ceremonies there honoring Russia’s navy, authorities said. Meanwhile, one of Ukraine’s richest men, a grain merchant, was killed in what Ukrainian authorities said was a carefully targeted Russian missile strike on his home. Ukraine’s navy and an advisor to President Volodymyr Zelensky said the reported drone attack underlined the weakness of Russian air defenses. Elsewhere in Ukraine, the mayor of the major port city of Mykolaiv, Vitaliy Kim, said shelling killed one of Ukraine’s wealthiest men, Oleksiy Vadatursky, and his wife, Raisa.