Ukraine stated it damaged a Russian minesweeper. ‘Another bad day for the Black Sea fleet’ — ministry.

• Ukraine states it has actually damaged a Russian minesweeper in the Black Sea.

• The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine commemorated the loss of the Kovrovets minesweeper on X.

• Ukraine claims to have actually damaged or disabled a 3rd of Russian ships in the Black Sea throughout the war.

Ukrainian forces damaged Russia’s Kovrovets sea minesweeper, the Ukrainian Navy reported on Telegram.

“The Naval Forces of the Army of Ukraine, together with their pals, continue to bring us closer to success,” the Ukrainian Navy composed on its Telegram channel.

No details on where the attack happened or what weapons were utilized to target the Kovrovets, however Ukraine has actually had significant success in torturing the Russian fleet with taking off drone boats.

The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine required to X (previously Twitter) to commemorate the Russian Navy’s newest loss.

The Kovrovets, a Task 266M Natya class minesweeper, was utilized for mine-sweeping operations, reconnaissance, and control sweeping, Euromaidan Press reports. It had actually likewise been released off the coast of in Syria.

The Soviet-era minesweepers were integrated in the 1970s and 1980s and brought a team of 68.

In March, the Ukrainian Navy informed AP News that Ukraine had actually damaged or handicapped one-third of all Russian warships that had actually been stationed in the Black Sea before the war.

The most recent sinking of a Russian warship follows attacks on Novorossiysk on Friday. The Russian port has actually ended up being a crucial base for the Black Sea Fleet after duplicated attacks on its conventional base in Crimea.

It appears the attack on Novorossiysk belonged to Ukraine’s most significant drone attack ever.

Satellite images from April show that Russia was boosting its defenses for its Black Sea Fleet marine base in Novorossiysk.

Nevertheless, Novorossiysk was struck by Ukrainian rockets and drones this weekend.

As Ukraine keeps pressure on Russia in Crimea and the Black Sea area, its soldiers have actually struggled to ward off Russian advances along the eastern front, especially near Kharkiv.

In spite of development made by Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated Ukraine was not experiencing a scarcity of weapons shells for the very first time considering that Russia introduced its full-blown intrusion.

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