Tuesday marks the 741st day of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s military confirmed on Tuesday that it used a naval drone to destroy Russia’s Black Sea Fleet’s latest patrol ship, Weekly newspaper the report said. The news was shared by the Intelligence Main Service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (HUR).
Ukrainian military intelligence identified the Russian ship as the Sergei Kotov, worth approximately $65 million. The Ministry of Defense said: “Another Russian ship has been upgraded to a submarine. Tonight, @DI_Ukraine “Group 13” special forces attacked the $65 million Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship “Sergei Kotov”. Due The attack by the Magura V5 naval drone damaged the stern, left and right sides of the Russian Project 22160 ship “Sergei Kotov”. A wonderful start to the new day! Well done, warriors.”
Here is the tweet:
+1 Russian ships upgraded to submarines.
Tonight, G.I. @DI_Ukraine “Group 13” attacked the Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship “Sergei Kotov” worth $65 million.
Due to attack by Magura V5 naval drone, Russian project ship… pic.twitter.com/smZ1H1Ekp6
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) March 5, 2024
HUR’s 13th Special Forces Group and the Ukrainian Navy participated in the operation with the support of the Ministry of Digital Transformation, HUR said in a statement on Telegram.
A video subsequently posted on the social media platform claimed to show “how the Sergei Kotov sank.”
Watch the video here:
Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Service shared video of the destruction of the Russian patrol ship Sergei Kotov.
Glory to Ukrainian heroes! https://t.co/3KPMpgxXD8pic.twitter.com/4LGiEYQaEY
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) March 5, 2024
“The Russian Black Sea Fleet is a symbol of occupation. It cannot be in Ukrainian Crimea,” President Zelensky’s chief of staff Andrei Yermak said on Telegram, apparently referring to the attack.
Train traffic was temporarily suspended on the bridge connecting the Crimean peninsula to mainland Russia, according to the Telegram channel of Russian officials in Crimea.
Last month, the Ukrainian military said it used a naval drone to destroy a Russian boarding warship that breached the ship’s port side and caused it to sink during an operation near Crimea. Reuters the report said.
Tuesday marks the 741st day of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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