2024-02-01 20:39:39
Ukraine affirmed this Thursday, February 1, that it had ” destroy “ during the night a missile launcher belonging to the Russian Black Sea Fleet and which was patrolling off the coast of Crimea, a peninsula annexed by Moscow and regularly attacked by kyiv.
Russia has not made an official comment and has not reported damage to one of its boats, but a Telegram channel close to the Russian military reported a vessel “damaged”.
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Ukrainian military intelligence (GUR) said it managed to ” to flow “ the “Ivanovets” missile launcher in the area of Lake Donuzlav, on the west coast of Crimea.
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The boat “patrolled the sea” near the lake, Andriï Yussov, spokesperson for Ukrainian military intelligence, told AFP.
Dating from 1989 and 56 meters long, this star is equipped in particular with four Moskit supersonic anti-ship cruise missile launch systems, according to a website of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
“Due to a number of direct impacts on the hull, the Russian ship suffered damage making movement impossible – Ivanovets […] has sunk “, indicated the GUR on Telegram. The service accompanied this message with a video showing a boat exploding in a spectacular fireball. However, the authenticity of these images, and where they were filmed, cannot be independently confirmed.
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Success stories in the Black Sea
Ukraine, whose land troops came up against solid Russian defenses during their counter-offensive, can on the other hand boast of successes in the Black Sea. In recent months, it has defeated a Russian fleet reputed to be much more powerful, managing to keep its ships away from the South-West of this sea.
The Telegram channel Rybar, close to the Russian army, spoke of a nighttime Ukrainian attack in Lake Donuzlav. One of the Russian boats was “damaged”Rybar said Thursday morning, affirming that the extent of the damage remained to be assessed.
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On Wednesday evening, Russia indicated that it had destroyed twenty missiles launched by Ukraine over the Black Sea and in Crimea. Of the ” debris “ had fallen into the territory of a “military unit” in Lyoubymivka, near the city of Sevastopol, the Defense Ministry said.
Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, is a favored target for Ukraine because it is very important for the logistics of the Russian army.
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