In the Black Sea, after an “unsuccessful” drone attack, a Russian ship asks for evacuation – media
In the intercepted conversation between the crews of Ka-29 helicopters involved in the evacuation and the coastal aviation services, the current coordinates of the ships are transmitted and the number of victims is specified.
On August 1, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported an “unsuccessful” attack by 3 naval drones on the Black Sea Fleet patrol ships Sergei Kotov and Vasily Bykov 340 km from Sevastopol. The Defense Ministry reported that all drones were destroyed. According to Babel, one of the Russian ships could have been hit and there are victims.
Russian military officials said that among the attacked vessels was the container ship Sparta-IV, which, according to Naval News and observers, was carrying weapons from Syria. Its captain, Oleksiy Tereshchenko, was suspected by the Security Service of Ukraine in June 2013.
According to a source in the security and defense sector, the Russian sailors of one of the Russian ships are now asking for the evacuation of the victims. This information refutes the morning statement of the Russian Defense Ministry about the “successful” repulsion of the drone attack.
In the intercepted conversation between the crews of Ka-29 helicopters involved in the evacuation and the coastal aviation services, the coordinates of the vessels and the number of victims are indicated. We are talking about 1 killed and 5 wounded. In addition, the recording says that the ship needs a border guard for “customs clearance.” What exactly they want to “clear” is not specified.
It should be noted that Russia calls the container ship a civilian vessel, but the source said that the vessel is carrying military personnel and large-caliber weapons, which is a gross violation of international maritime law.
It is not known which ship suffered from the attack.
The Russian Federation accused the Ukrainian Armed Forces of attacking their Black Sea Fleet patrol boats southwest of Sevastopol. It is believed that marine drones were used. Separately, the Russian Defense Ministry noted that Russian patrol ships had allegedly managed to destroy Ukrainian facilities.
As a reminder, aerial reconnaissance of the terrorist organization helped the Ukrainian Armed Forces artillery destroy an ammunition depot. The TRO soldiers spotted the occupiers’ BC cache and sent the coordinates to Ukrainian artillery, which eliminated the object.
