Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine claims small gains in south; Russia says it repelled attack on Black Sea fleet
Russia claims to have repelled drone attack on Black Sea fleet patrol ship
The Russian ministry of defence has claimed that it destroyed two unmanned Ukrainian boats which were engaged in an attack on one of its Black Sea fleet patrol ships.
In a statement the ministry said:
Tonight, the armed forces of Ukraine made an unsuccessful attempt to attack the patrol ship Sergey Kotov of the Black Sea fleet, which performs the tasks of controlling navigation in the southwestern part of the Black Sea, with two sea-going guided unmanned boats.
In the course of repulsing the attack, both enemy remote-controlled boats were destroyed by fire from the standard weapons of the Russian ship at a distance of 1000m and 800m. There were no casualties.
The Sergey Kotov continues to fulfill its tasks.
The claims have not been independently verified.