Russia’s Black Sea Fleet faces grim choice following recent attacks — Kyiv

The best option for the Russian military would be to scuttle its fleet, he advised.

"There are two options for the future of the Russian Black Sea Fleet — forced or voluntary self-destruction," the official said.

“The best and safest way to preserve the integrity of the property and economic complex of the city of Aqyar (old name – Sevastopol) and the surrounding areas is voluntary scuttling.”

"Otherwise, the Russian Black Sea Fleet will be sliced up like salami: the process is painful, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine carry out precision strikes exclusively on military infrastructure.”

A Russian serviceman is missing after a presumed Ukrainian missile attack on Sept. 22 on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, a city in Russia-occupied Crimean peninsula.