Ukrainian sea drones broken a Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship off occupied Crimea, Ukrainian army intelligence mentioned on Tuesday.
The intelligence company mentioned on Telegram messaging app that its particular unit Group 13 attacked the Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship Sergey Kotov close to the Kerch Strait.
“As a result of a strike by Magura V5 maritime drones, the Russian ship Project 22160 Sergey Kotov sustained damage to the stern, starboard and port sides,” it mentioned. The message added that the ship was value about $65 million.
Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of workers, mentioned on Telegram on Tuesday that “The Russian Black Sea Fleet is a symbol of occupation. It cannot be in the Ukrainian Crimea,” in an obvious reference to the assault.
Train visitors was quickly stopped on the bridge linking the Crimean peninsula to the Russian mainland, in line with the Telegram channel of a Russia-installed official in Crimea.
Highway visitors was additionally suspended for a number of hours earlier than reopening simply earlier than 0700 GMT, in line with the Telegram channel of the Russian-installed administration managing the bridge.
Reuters was unable to confirm the experiences. The Russian defence ministry didn’t instantly replied to a Reuters request for remark.
Ukrainian army mentioned final month it had destroyed a Russian touchdown warship close to Crimea in an operation with naval drones that breached the vessel’s port aspect and brought on it to sink.
(Reuters – Reporting by Sergiy Karazy, Pavel Polityuk and Lidia Kelly; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
