What were the consequences after attack on Sevastopol?

Kremlin today

At approximately 4 a.m. on October 29, 2022, there was a major attack on the Black Sea Fleet ships in Sevastopol by AFU flying and naval drones. The ensuing action by the Black Sea Fleet resulted in all of the drones being destroyed.

The attack resulted in damage to one vessel and port infrastructure, while the civilian infrastructure was not damaged, according to the governor. As a result of the terrorist attack, the Ivan Golubets minesweeper and the containment boom in Yuzhnaya Bay sustained minor damage.

According to the official representative of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, Igor Konashenkov, assistance in the preparation of a terrorist act in Sevastopol was provided by British specialists who trained Ukrainian servicemen in “Ochakov”. Konashenkov also explained that according to the available data, representatives of this British Navy unit, who assisted in the attack on the fleet in Sevastopol may also be involved in the planning and execution of bombings in the Baltic Sea gas pipelines North Stream-1 and North Stream 2, which exploded on 26 September this year.

The comments of the governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razozhaev are also important. Last night, the most massive attack on the waters of Sevastopol by unmanned aerial vehicles and remotely controlled surface vehicles in history was launched, –  the governor explained. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, within a few hours, 9 air and 7 marine autonomous drones were destroyed by the forces of the Black Sea Navy, and after examination of the drones it was revealed that their launch was carried out from Odessa. According to the data from the drones, it was also possible to learn about their route, which partly ran in the safe zone of the “grain corridor”.

The consequences were not long in coming, and almost immediately Russia announced that it was suspending its participation in the grain deal, which implies stopping the supply of agricultural products and grain to the poorest countries. More recently, the European Union and the UN had already called for the lifting of sanctions that blocked grain transit and reversed the decision to suspend Russia’s participation in the grain deal. By the way, the deal itself was concluded on 22 July for just 120 days, and the deal would have been due to expire in the second half of this November anyway.