Ukraine claims attack on Russian warships in occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s military intelligence says it struck two large landing ships in Sevastopol Bay in Russian-occupied Crimea.Ukraine and Russia have attacked each other overnight, with Ukrainian drones striking Russian assets in Black Sea ports and Russia hitting several regions across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv.Ukraine’s GUR military intelligence unit claimed attacks on two Russian landing ⁠ships and a radar station in Sevastopol Bay in Russian-occupied Crimea. It says the $150m vessels were successfully hit and radar equipment destroyed.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘Sent to be killed’: How Russia forces migrants to fight in Ukrainelist 2 of 3Bulgaria election: Ex-President Radev secures landslide victorylist 3 of 3China’s Xi meets Russian FM Lavrov, calls relations with Moscow ‘precious’end of listIn Russia, Ukrainian drones targeted the port of Tuapse, killing at least one person, injuring another and damaging transport infrastructure, according to regional governor Veniamin Kondratiev.The strike was the second on the port in three days, hours after a fire from a previous attack was extinguished.Reporting from Kyiv, Al Jazeera’s Audrey Macalpine said: “We heard from the Ukraine General Staff of the Armed Forces about an attack on the same oil refinery on April 16 – this is an effort to disrupt Moscow’s war funding.“We know European partners have asked [Ukraine’s President Volodymyr] Zelenskyy to scale back attacks on Russian oil exports. Zelenskyy did not specify which countries these were, but said he was waiting for sanctions on Russian oil to be reimposed.“As we know, those sanctions have not been reimposed. In fact, the United States has extended that sanctions waiver until May 16, which allows oil already loaded onto ships to be sold.“So, Ukraine’s actions may speak louder than its words. While this sanctions waiver is in place, we have seen Ukraine has continued to strike Russian exports.”(Al Jazeera)Ukraine reported a series of Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory overnight, including in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy and Zaporizhia regions.