Ukraine’s military intelligence agency and navy claim to have successfully struck a Russian patrol ship near the occupied port of Sevastopol.
It is the latest in a series of Ukrainian strikes on Russian Navy assets near the home port of the Black Sea Fleet, and the campaign is having an effect on the force posture of the Russian military, according to Western intelligence assessments.
Last week, Ukraine’s military security service (SSU) claimed to have struck the Russian Navy Bykov-class patrol ship Pavel Serzhavin at a position off Sevastopol.
“The patrol ship Pavel Derzhavin was hit for the second time and left the scene of the incident. It sailed several kilometers away. We are waiting for further actions,” Capt. Dmytro Pletenchuk told Ukrinform.
– Maritime Executive