Ukraine launched a maritime drone strike on a Russian patrol ship last night as the Kremlin has said. Kyiv now appears to be regularly targeting the Black Sea Fleet, having used British Storm Shadow missiles to hit a landing ship and submarine docked yesterday in Sevastopol.
Russia’s ministry of defence said the Sergey Kotov, a corvette, had been attacked by five naval drones at around 5 A.M Moscow time in this morning. It added that the ship destroyed the uncrewed boats but they did not clarify whether they had caused any casualties or damage.
The Sergey Kotov, which Britain has suggested could be used to enforce a blockade of Ukraine, was appeared to be a high-profile target for Kyiv. In this July, Russia said Ukraine had attempted to attack the corvette with drones but apparently they shot them down before they could inflict any type of damage.
