Russia said on Monday it had destroyed four Ukrainian military boats carrying troops in the Black Sea.
“Naval aviation aircraft of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed 4 ‘Willard Sea Force’ US-made high-speed military boats with landing groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Telegram.
The ministry said without giving further details that the boats were headed in the direction of Cape Tarkhankut on the Crimean coast.
In a similar attack on 30 August, Russia said its forces destroyed four Ukrainian military boats carrying 50 soldiers in the Black Sea.