Moscow Summons US Envoy Following Missile Strike on Crimea’s Sevastopol

Attack with U.S.-supplied munitions ‘will not go unanswered,’ Russia’s foreign ministry told ambassador.

A satellite image shows smoke billowing from the Sevastopol Naval Base, headquarters of Russian Black Sea naval forces, after a missile strike, in Sevastopol, Crimea, on Sept. 22, 2023. Planet Labs PBC/Handout via Reuters

Russia’s foreign ministry summoned the U.S. ambassador on June 24 to convey Moscow’s belief that the United States has become a de facto party to the conflict in Ukraine.

The move came two days after a missile attack on the Crimean city of Sevastopol—carried out with U.S.-supplied ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile Systems) missiles—that killed four Russian civilians.