Incidents

Ukrainian UAVs attacked Russian tugboat and barge in the Azov Sea - Roszma (photo, video)

According to preliminary information, the barge received damage above the waterline, and in the tugboat knocked out windows. However, the tugboat remained afloat and headed to the port of Azov in the territory of the Rostov region. Ukrainian drones attacked the tow "Engineer Smirnov" and the barge "Sectiona-179" in the Taganrog Gulf in the Azov Sea. It happened on Saturday night, June 8. This was reported by the Russian Telegram-channel Baza.

According to the Internet edition, at about 9:00 pm the Tugr's captain reported that the barge has slight damage above the waterline due to the attack, and the tugboat was knocked out. Also, two crew members received light shrapnel wounds. Baza claims that the running qualities of the tugboat seemed to be lost and the captain decided to return to the port of Azov in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation.

In turn, the Telegram-Channel "Crimean Wind", with reference to the source, wrote that on June 9, the Armed Forces was covered with the help of UAV-Kamikadze tug "Inner Smirnov" when he was towing the barge "Sectiona-179", which the Russians seem to be used in the defense of the Crimean bridge. There was no official reports from the Defense Forces and the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on the defeat of Russian tugboats and barges.