Russia’s Ministry of Defence has said that its forces destroyed a Ukrainian Navy patrol boat in the Black Sea using a “Geran” unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), releasing video footage it claims shows the strike.
In a statement, the ministry said specialists from Russia’s Unmanned Systems Forces carried out the attack, targeting the vessel with a drone strike.
“Footage of the destruction of a Ukrainian Navy patrol boat by specialists from the Russian Armed Forces’ unmanned systems unit using a Geran UAV in the Black Sea,” the statement said.
By Sabina Mammadli
