Russia hits Ukrainian vessel, killing 1 crew member, injuring others, Navy says
Russia attacked a Ukrainian Navy vessel, killing one crew member and injuring several others, Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk confirmed for the Kyiv Independent on Aug. 28.
"Efforts to address the aftermath of the attack are ongoing. The majority of the crew are safe, and the search for several missing sailors continues," Pletenchuk told the Kyiv Independent.
Other details of the attack, including the time and location, have not yet been disclosed.
Earlier in the day, Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed that a Russian naval drone hit the Ukrainian medium reconnaissance ship Simferopol near the mouth of the Danube River, alleging that the ship had sunk.
Simferopol is a Ukrainian Navy reconnaissance ship of the Laguna-class. It was launched in 2019 and officially joined the fleet two years later.
The vessel is designed for radio, electronic, radar, and optical reconnaissance, and was armed with a 30 mm AK-306 artillery system.
While Ukraine has inflicted heavy losses on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, reports of Ukrainian naval losses are extremely rare.
Throughout the full-scale war, Russia has targeted multiple civilian vessels in the Black Sea, including foreign ones.
