A big Russian touchdown ship off occupied Crimea has been allegedly destroyed by Ukrainian sea drones, Ukrainska Pravda reported Wednesday.
The main Ukrainian news outlet printed a number of movies exhibiting a column of smoke over the ocean off the southern coast of Crimea, in addition to helicopters flying over the ocean.
Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Honcharenko stated the focused ship was the Tsezar Kunikov, additionally spelled Caesar Kunikov, which took half in Russian army operations in Georgia in 2008.
Reuters couldn’t independently confirm the account or the footage and Ukrainian army intelligence was unavailable for remark. Honcharenko and Ukrainska Pravda didn’t say when the reported assault happened.
Russian state company RIA stated earlier on Wednesday Russia’s air protection programs destroyed 9 Ukraine-launched drones over Russia’s Belgorod and Voronezh areas, in addition to over the Black Sea.
Six drones have been destroyed over the Black Sea, RIA quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying.
In December, Ukrainian cruise missiles struck a big Russian touchdown warship in Crimea, killing at the very least one individual.
Source: www.dailysabah.com