The Ukrainian naval spokesman Dmytro Pitenchuk said on August 28 that Russia was hit by a Ukrainian naval ship, killed one crew member and hurt many others, Kiev informed the Independent. Her reconnaissance ship Simferopol, which was the “largest” ship that the country was commissioned in more than ten years, was attacked and sunk on the nautical strike of drones, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed. It is reportedly the first Russian attack on sea drones.
According to newspapers, spokesperson said: “The effort to solve the consequences of the attack is going. Most of the crew is safe and searching for several missing sailors continues.”
About the Ukrainian navy ship
According to the RT report, the statement of the Ministry of Defense, a medium -sized Laguna class, built for radio, electronic, radar and optical survey, was hit in the Dunabe Delta, part of which lies in the Ukrainian region. The Tass report citing a specialist UAV said it meant the first successful deployment of a sea drone to destroy the Ukrainian Navy, the report added.
Simferopol, which was launched in 2019, became part of the Ukrainian Navy in 2021. Wargonzo Telegram Channel said it was the largest vessel of Ukraine, which has started since 2014.
In recent months, Russia has reportedly increased the production of naval drones and other unmanned systems that have played an increasingly important role in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine. In addition, Russian forces allegedly targeted the main production facilities of the drones in Kiev with two missile strikes overnight, according to Ukrainian politician Igor Zinevich, as quoted RT. He added that the place was prepared for the production of Turkish Bayrapar drones.
The Ukrainian military intelligence service announced on Thursday that it has focused and damaged a small Russian missile armed war ship in the Sea. “As a result of the strokes, the Russian missile ship was, which was damaged and forced to leave the fighting service in the potential launcher of the caliber rockets in the Gulf of Temryuk,” he quoted military intelligence.
Meanwhile, Trump’s administration has completed an agreement on weapons of $ 825 million with Ukraine, which includes long -range missiles and support equipment aimed at strengthening the defense capabilities of Ukraine. According to the Foreign Ministry, Ukraine will finance the purchase using a combination of US foreign military financing and contributions from NATO allies of Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway. It seems that this step comes when we try to mediate peace between Ukraine and Russia, reached a dead end, reported.
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