KYIV: Ukraine claimed Tuesday it has sunk one other Russian warship within the Black Sea utilizing high-tech sea drones as Kyiv‘s forces proceed to take goal at targets deep behind the warfare’s entrance line. Russian authorities didn’t affirm the declare.
The Ukrainian navy intelligence company stated a particular operations unit destroyed the big patrol ship Sergey Kotov in a single day with Magura V5 uncrewed vessels which can be designed and inbuilt Ukraine and laden with explosives. The patrol ship, which Ukraine stated was hit close to the Kerch Strait, reportedly can carry cruise missiles and round 60 crew.
The Ukrainian declare couldn’t instantly be independently verified, and disinformation has been a characteristic of the combating that broke out after Russia‘s full-scale invasion of its neighbor in February 2022.
Kyiv’s forces are struggling to maintain the better-provisioned Russian military at bay at some factors alongside the largely static 1,500-kilometer (930-mile) entrance line, however are additionally taking goal at targets deep past the battlefield.
Within the Black Sea, Ukrainian successes towards enemy warships have pushed the Russian fleet away from the coast, permitting Ukraine to arrange a grain export hall.
The Ukraine protection ministry posted on X, previously Twitter, a video of what it stated was the nighttime assault on the Sergey Kotov.
The personal safety agency Ambrey stated the assault passed off on the port of Feodosia, in Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014. Ambrey stated it has seen footage taken by a crew member on a service provider vessel within the port, exhibiting the Sergey Kotov firing on the drones.
The ship was hit a minimum of twice, with the second strike leading to a big blast, Ambrey reported.
Final month, Ukraine claimed it twice sank Russian warships utilizing drones. On Feb. 1, it claimed to have sunk the Russian missile-armed corvette Ivanovets, and on Feb. 14 it stated it destroyed the Caesar Kunikov touchdown ship. Russian officers didn’t affirm these claims.
Kyiv officers say some 20% of Russian missile assaults on Ukraine are launched from the Black Sea, and hitting Russian ships there’s embarrassing for Moscow.
Nearly a yr in the past, the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, the Moskva guided-missile cruiser, sank after it was closely broken in a missile assault.
The Ukrainian navy intelligence company stated a particular operations unit destroyed the big patrol ship Sergey Kotov in a single day with Magura V5 uncrewed vessels which can be designed and inbuilt Ukraine and laden with explosives. The patrol ship, which Ukraine stated was hit close to the Kerch Strait, reportedly can carry cruise missiles and round 60 crew.
The Ukrainian declare couldn’t instantly be independently verified, and disinformation has been a characteristic of the combating that broke out after Russia‘s full-scale invasion of its neighbor in February 2022.
Kyiv’s forces are struggling to maintain the better-provisioned Russian military at bay at some factors alongside the largely static 1,500-kilometer (930-mile) entrance line, however are additionally taking goal at targets deep past the battlefield.
Within the Black Sea, Ukrainian successes towards enemy warships have pushed the Russian fleet away from the coast, permitting Ukraine to arrange a grain export hall.
The Ukraine protection ministry posted on X, previously Twitter, a video of what it stated was the nighttime assault on the Sergey Kotov.
The personal safety agency Ambrey stated the assault passed off on the port of Feodosia, in Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014. Ambrey stated it has seen footage taken by a crew member on a service provider vessel within the port, exhibiting the Sergey Kotov firing on the drones.
The ship was hit a minimum of twice, with the second strike leading to a big blast, Ambrey reported.
Final month, Ukraine claimed it twice sank Russian warships utilizing drones. On Feb. 1, it claimed to have sunk the Russian missile-armed corvette Ivanovets, and on Feb. 14 it stated it destroyed the Caesar Kunikov touchdown ship. Russian officers didn’t affirm these claims.
Kyiv officers say some 20% of Russian missile assaults on Ukraine are launched from the Black Sea, and hitting Russian ships there’s embarrassing for Moscow.
Nearly a yr in the past, the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, the Moskva guided-missile cruiser, sank after it was closely broken in a missile assault.
