Defense Forces of Ukraine hit two Russian patrol ships in the Black Sea early in the morning.
This was announced on Facebook by the Strategic Communications Department of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as quoted by Ukrinform.
“Early on September 14, 2023, the defense forces struck two Vasiliy Bykov project 22160 patrol vessels of the Russian occupation fleet in the southwestern Black Sea. There is some damage,” the publication said.
On the Russian side, they confirm the attack, but claim she was repulsed.
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The Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukraine) tried to attack the patrol ship of the Black Sea Fleet “Sergei Kotov” with five unmanned cutters in the Black Sea, the attempt was repelled, the cutters were destroyed. This was announced by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The military department said the attempted attack was carried out by Ukrainian armed forces around 5 am. Five unmanned enemy boats were destroyed by fire from standard naval weapons, the department noted.
We recall that on the night of Wednesday, September 13, a Ukrainian missile attack damaged a Russian large amphibious assault ship and a submarine in temporarily occupied Sevastopol.
Kiev said on Wednesday that the two ships were likely beyond repair after the pre-dawn missile attack on the port city of Sevastopol. Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed the strike but said that the ships will be fully repaired and returned to service.
Aerial photographs of the shipyard taken by the Black Sky company the day before and on the day of the September 13 attack show that two the ship in dry dock is visibly damaged.
“Minsk Project 775 Ropucha Class Landing Ship” and the Kilo-class Rostov-on-Don submarine…suffered damage,” the company wrote on social media platform X late Wednesday, posting the images.
The strike is being looked at by military analysts as the largest attack of the war against Sevastopolwhich is the home of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.
Ukraine hit a shipyard in Sevastopol
Two ships were damaged
2023-09-14 19:00:57
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