Moscow said on Thursday that its forces had 'destroyed' 10 unmanned boats in the Black Sea heading towards Crimea.
Ukrainian forces attacked a Russian coast guard base in western Crimea overnight using aerial drones and waterborne uncrewed vehicles, in the latest of Kyiv's strikes on Moscow's military assets based on the annexed peninsula.Russia's Black Sea Fleet was conducting exercises around Lake Donuzlav on Wednesday night when it came under attack by Ukrainian drones, a law enforcement source told Newsweek.
Night-vision footage shared with Newsweek by the law enforcement source appears to show an unmanned surface vessel, or USV, in the water, with several explosions visible ahead of the drone. Numerous shots appear to target the USV, before the video feed becomes difficult to discern.Newsweek could not independently verify the clip, and has reached out to the Russian Defense Ministry for comment via email.
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