The Sevastopol Shipyard on the Crimean Peninsula was on fire early on Wednesday and 2 ships were damaged after Ukraine launched 10 missiles and 3 speedboat attacks on the port, Russia’s defence ministry said, writes Reuters.

7 missiles were downed by Russia’s air defence systems and all 3 boats were destroyed by a patrol ship, the ministry said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app: “As a result of being hit by enemy cruise missiles, two ships under repair were damaged”.

Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol, said on Telegram that at least 24 people were injured: “All emergency services are working on the site, there is no danger to civilian objects in the city”.

He posted a nighttime photo of flames engulfing what seemed to be port infrastructure. Russian Telegram channels posted videos and more photos of massive flames at a facility alongside the water. Reuters could not independently verify the report. There was no immediate comment from Kyiv.