Russian navy ships destroyed a remotely-operated boat in the Black Sea, the military has said
Two Black Sea Fleet vessels thwarted an attempted attack by a Ukrainian maritime drone on Thursday evening, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
“Today at 22.55, the armed forces of Ukraine made an unsuccessful attempt to attack the ships of the Black Sea Fleet, performing the tasks of controlling navigation in the southwestern part of the Black Sea, 237 km southwest of Sevastopol,” the Russian military said.
The unmanned boat was destroyed by gunfire from the patrol frigate Pytlivy and the patrol ship Vasily Bykov, before it could reach its target.
Thursday’s attack is the second time this month that Ukraine has attempted to sink the Bykov. On August 1, three maritime drones attacked the patrol ship and its sister Sergey Kotov in the Black Sea, but were likewise destroyed by on-board cannons.
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August 18, 2023 at 02:34AM
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