Incidents

The sea drone of the Armed Forces tried to attack Russian ships in the Black Sea - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

According to the department, the purpose of the non -existent boat was the vessels that performed the tasks of control of navigation 237 kilometers from Sevastopol. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that on August 17 at 22:55 the Ukrainian unmanned boat allegedly attacked the ships of the Navy of Russia in the Black Sea. This was stated in the press service of the department.

It is reported that the vessels performed tasks for the control of navigation in the southwestern part of the Black Sea, 237 km southwest of Sevastopol. "During the reflection of the attack, the enemy boat was destroyed by fire from the onboard weapons of the Black Sea Fleet ships - the Wedding Ship and the Vasily Beykov patrol ship, not reaching the purpose of the attack," the message reads. The Ministry of Defense of the aggressor country noted that the ships continued to fulfill their tasks.

It should be noted that at the time of publication of news in the General Staff of the Armed Forces did not comment on the statement of the enemy. It should be noted that on August 13, the Russian Armed Forces made warning shots in the Black Sea on a civilian vessel şükrü Okan, which was heading towards the port of Izmail. Subsequently, the armed forces stopped the vessel, planted a landing detachment and conducted inspection of the cargo on its board.