| Operation Crab Trap | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Crimea attacks (2022–present) | |
 | |
| Type | Missile strike |
| Location | Sevastopol Naval Base, Crimea 44°36′46″N 33°31′26″E / 44.61278°N 33.52389°E |
| Planned by |  Ukraine |
| Commanded by | Kyrylo Budanov |
| Target |  Black Sea Fleet |
| Date | 22 September 2023 |
| Executed by |  Main Directorate of Intelligence |
| Casualties | Per Ukraine: 34 killed 105 injured Per Russia: 1 missing[1] 6 injured |
On 22 September 2023, several Ukrainian Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles penetrated Russian air defenses and struck the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in occupied Sevastopol, Crimea.[2][3][4] The strike was part of the war resulting from the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, and was referred to as Operation Crab Trap (Ukrainian: Операція «Крабова пастка», romanized: Operatsiia "Krabova pastka") by Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR).[5][6][7]
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- ^ Fornusek, Martin (25 September 2023). "Military: 34 Russian Black Sea Fleet officers, including commander, killed in Sevastopol strike". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Stern, David L. (22 September 2023). "Ukraine hits headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol". Washington Post. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Senior leadership among those killed in strike on Russia's Black Sea Fleet, Ukraine says". NBC News. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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- ^ Romanenko, Valentyna (23 September 2023). ""Crab trap": Special Operations Forces strike Black Sea Fleet HQ during commanders' meeting". Ukrainska Pravada.