Ukrainian Navy Hits Russian Boats Near Crimean Bridge

The naval drones carried toward their target and struck the sides of Russian ships.

On the night of April 30, naval drones of the Ukrainian Navy attacked two ships of the Russian Federation Armed Forces that were guarding the Crimean Bridge, the Ukrainian command reported. Video from the scene showed the means of destruction carried to the target and hit the sides of the Russian ships.

The navy struck the Sobol patrol boat and the Grachonok anti-diversion boat, the command said on its Facebook page. According to preliminary data, the Russians have losses in manpower - wounded and probably dead. It is noted that the Russian Armed Forces ships were key in the defense of the Crimean bridge and after the defeat by Ukrainian maritime drones this defense may have decreased.

"As a result of the strike, the patrol patrol patrol boat FSB RF "Sobol" and the anti-diversion boat "Grachonok" were hit. As a result of the strike, the enemy suffered irrecoverable and sanitary losses," the Ukrainian Navy command said.

The published video captures the tactics of naval drones during the attack on the Russian ships. We can see how they were heading towards the target, dodging shots. The Russians tried to hit the object, which was carrying at high speed and swaying on the waves, but it failed. Both boats were caught in the footage, with one firing back and the other appearing as a dark silhouette that did not react in any way to the approaching threat.

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In the meantime, the monitoring publick Exilenova+ reported that Russians closed the Crimean bridge overnight, fearing Ukrainian attacks. The air and sea threat signal was announced at 3 o'clock and had not been canceled as of 8:40, the post said. Mikhail Razvozhayev, a spokesman for the Russian occupation administration in Sevastopol, ignored the overnight events, while the Russian Defense Ministry reported shooting down 189 UAVs but was silent on crewless boats (BECs).

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