Fleet commander killed in attack on Russian navy headquarters, Ukraine claims

Firefighters extinguish a fire in a hotel at the seaport after a Russian rocket attack in Odesa (Odesa Region Administration/AP)

The missile strike that hit the Crimean headquarters of Russia’s navy last week killed 34 officers, including the fleet commander, Ukraine said on Monday, though it provided no evidence to support its claim.

Ukraine’s Special Operation Forces said on the Telegram messaging app that its strike on the main building of the Black Sea Fleet headquarters in the port city of Sevastopol had wounded 105 people.