Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukrainian military intelligence says its forces have destroyed Russian ship
Ukraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in Black Sea
Earlier we reported Ukraine’s claim that it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using hi-tech sea drones as Kyiv’s forces continue to take aim at targets deep behind the war’s frontline. Russian authorities did not confirm the claim.
The Ukrainian military intelligence agency said a special operations unit destroyed the large patrol ship Sergey Kotov overnight with Magura V5 uncrewed vessels that are designed and built in Ukraine and laden with explosives, AP reports.
The patrol ship, which Ukraine said was hit near the Kerch Strait, reportedly can carry cruise missiles and about 60 crew. The Ukrainian claim could not immediately be independently verified.
Kyiv’s forces are struggling to keep the better-provisioned Russian army at bay at some points along the largely static 1,500-kilometer (930-mile) frontline, but are also taking aim at targets deep beyond the battlefield.
Last month, Ukraine claimed it twice sank Russian warships using drones. On Feb. 1, it claimed to have sunk the Russian missile-armed corvette Ivanovets, and on Feb. 14 it said it destroyed the Caesar Kunikov landing ship. Russian officials did not confirm those claims.
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