"The video shows how an SBU maritime drone loaded with 450 kilograms of TNT attacks an enemy ship with about 100 crew members," Ukrainska Pravda commented, citing unnamed sources in the SBU.The special operation of the Ukrainian Security Service was conducted jointly with Ukraine's Navy, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing its sources in the SBU. As a result of the attack, the Olenegorsky Gornyak warship was seriously damaged and is currently unable to perform its combat missions, according to Ukrainska Pravda.
"All the statements of Russia's Defense Ministry about the 'repelled attack' are fake," the unnamed source in the SBU commented.The Ukrainian Armed Forces allegedly tried to attack the Novorossiysk naval base at night with thirteen unmanned boats, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. Although the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that all maritime drones were destroyed, a temporary ban on ship traffic was imposed in the port of Novorossiysk, according to TASS, a Russian state-run news media. The Olenegorsky Gornyak is a Russian amphibious assault ship built in Gdansk, Poland, in 1976. It is based in the Russian Northern Fleet and is part of the 121st Brigade of Landing Craft. In 2007, it was considered the best landing ship of the Russian Northern Fleet. Related:
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