According to preliminary information, the object of the attack was a drone, Raswoschajew said. The injured are staff members of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. There are no dead. “I ask that you remain calm and stay at home if possible,” Rasvozhayev wrote. The domestic secret service FSB is working on the clarification of the case.
Russian President Vladimir Putin inspects a parade with warships, aircraft and thousands of soldiers on “Navy Day” on Sunday in Saint Petersburg. The Kremlin chief also used the traditional event as a demonstration of power a good five months after the start of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. Parades honoring the naval forces and their various fleets are planned in several regions of Russia.
40 warships, including submarines, are to take part. According to the Kremlin, Russia is also planning a naval parade in the port of the Syrian city of Tartus in the Mediterranean. Russia is in the war in Syria with President Bashar al-Assad.