According to the Defense Ministry in Moscow, the Russian army has identified and destroyed three unmanned boats from Ukraine in the Black Sea.
This was reported by the RIA news agency. In the past, the Ukrainian Navy has used water drones for attacks on Russian ships, as the German news website tagesschau.de reported. Earlier, Ukraine’s missile attacks on the occupied port city of Sevastopol in Crimea damaged two warships, as reported by the German news platform n-tv.de. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that these two ships, which were undergoing repairs, sustained damage from hits by enemy cruise missiles. However, no further details were provided.
This information comes from a party to the conflict and has not yet been independently verified / confirmed. For this reason, the report must be evaluated with reservations. In war, it can be advantageous for parties to make false statements about the course of the conflict in order to strengthen their own position or weaken the position of the opponent.
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