Russia also claimed to have destroyed five Ukrainian naval drones in the Black Sea and several aerial drones in the annexed Crimean peninsula on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, without reporting any casualties at this time. “At around 5 a.m. local time (4 a.m. in Paris) on Thursday, Ukrainian forces attempted to attack the Black Sea Fleet patrol boat ‘Sergueï Kotov’ in the Black Sea with five naval drones,” the Russian Defense Ministry said. Defense on Telegram.
The five devices were destroyed by fire on the Russian ship, the ministry added, which did not provide any information about possible damage or casualties. According to Moscow, the “Sergueï Kotov” had already been targeted by Kiev at least twice this summer. And on Wednesday evening, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed to have destroyed three Ukrainian naval drones in the Black Sea, without specifying which target they were aimed at. The same morning, the same source also said it had destroyed three vehicles of the same type that were trying to attack a detachment of boats from the Russian fleet.
In addition, on the Crimean peninsula, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, “air defense forces destroyed 11 aerial drones” early Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported, without reporting possible injuries or damage.