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| Russian Ministry of Defense showed footage of the destruction of the Ukrainian ship 'Simferopol' |
| 2025-08-29 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] On August 28, the Russian Defense Ministry showed footage of objective control of the destruction of the Ukrainian ship Simferopol by a Russian unmanned boat at the mouth of the Danube. The footage released shows a boat approaching the ship, followed by an explosion and smoke rising over the river. “As a result of the attack, the Ukrainian Navy ship sank,” the statement said. Earlier, the military department reported that a fast unmanned boat of the Russian forces sank a medium-sized reconnaissance ship of the Ukrainian Navy. The vessel was found in the mouth of the Danube and was attacked. Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk admitted that Russian forces had destroyed a Ukrainian warship. He said the aftermath of the attack was still being dealt with, and that there were one dead and wounded among the ship's crew. Unmanned aircraft expert Denis Fedutinov said that the Simferopol was the first Ukrainian naval ship that Russian troops were able to sink using an unmanned boat. Earlier, the expert recalled, the only high-profile episode of Russia using such boats was the explosion near one of the bridges across the Dnieper. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 That boat has been sitting in the same spot for a couple of years. Ukraine didn't want it to be a target, but oh well. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2025-08-29 08:54 |