In the background of the video, smoke billows from the vessel as an eyewitness claims that the ship was struck by a missile before catching fire.

Meanwhile, the Russian-appointed "governor" of occupied Sevastopol, Mykhailo Razvozhaev, asserted that an anti-ship attack was successfully repelled. He further stated that "debris caused a minor fire, which was swiftly extinguished."

Safeen Group begins trials of new all-electric harbour tug at Khalifa Port Safeen Group begins trials of new all-electric harbour tug at Khalifa Port

According to reports, on April 21, a series of explosions were reported in Sevastopol, coinciding with the closure of traffic on the Crimea Bridge, which links the occupied peninsula to mainland Russia.