Russia thwarts Ukrainian naval drone attack on warships in Black Sea
Moscow, The Gulf Observer: Russia has thwarted a Ukrainian naval drone attack on its warships in the Black Sea, its Defence Ministry said, the latest in a string of assaults on its fleet in the flashpoint waterway.
“Today at 22:55 (1955 GMT), the armed forces of Ukraine made an unsuccessful attempt to attack the ships of the Black Sea Fleet with an unmanned sea boat,” the ministry said in a statement.
“The ships were performing the tasks of controlling navigation in the southwestern part of the Black Sea, 237 km southwest of Sevastopol.”
The ministry said the drone was destroyed by the Pytlivyi and Vasily Bykov patrol ships before it could reach its target.
