Moment Storm Shadow missile hits Russia's Black Sea Fleet HQ in Crimea

A Storm Shadow missile blew a hole through the roof of Russia’s naval headquarters in the Crimean city of Sevastopol, in the highest-profile strike yet for the British-designed munition.

The audacious attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet nerve centre was described as a “blow to Putin’s dictatorship”. It left the building in central Sevastapol torn open and screaming witnesses running for cover.

Ukrainian officials were unusually quick to take credit for the strike, suggesting growing confidence over recent successful attacks on Moscow’s prized naval force that have loosened Russia’s grip on the peninsula.