Plume of smoke rises over Yalta; social media reports attack on port

According to Ukrinform, the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported this.

The channel subscribers report that the port of Yalta was under attack. A photo showing a plume of smoke over the city is circulating.

According to reports, there is massive shelling in the area of the Yalta waterfront, and people are fleeing the area.

The Telegram channel states that Yalta residents are being urged to leave the waterfront and beaches.

It is also reported that people are being evacuated from the waterfront.

According to the Telegram channel, mobile air defense units are firing in the village of Chornomorske in northwestern Crimea.

As previously reported, a fuel depot at an airfield in Crimea caught fire following the attack, according to social media reports.

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