A Russian missile carrier off Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsula was hit Friday by an “experimental naval drone” fired by Kyiv’s troops, according to the Ukrainian State Security Service said. The SBU said it worked with Ukraine’s navy to carry out a strike on the Buyan-class warship and earlier in the week on the Pavel Derzhavin patrol ship in the same area. Local media reported loud explosions early Friday. Russia’s military hasn’t confirmed a strike on its ships. Crimea has been occupied by
(Bloomberg) — A Russian missile carrier off Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsula was hit Friday by an “experimental naval drone” fired by Kyiv’s troops, according to the Ukrainian State Security Service said. The SBU said it worked with Ukraine’s navy to carry out a strike on the Buyan-class warship and earlier in the week on the Pavel Derzhavin patrol ship in the same area. Local media reported loud explosions early Friday. Russia’s military hasn’t confirmed a strike on its ships. Crimea has been occupied by Russia since 2014.
Russia’s assault on the town of Avdiivka in the eastern Donetsk region has been repelled so far, with more than 20 attacks in the vicinity countered over the past day, Kyiv’s General Staff said on Facebook. Russia has captured about 4.5 square kilometers (1.7 square miles) around Avdiivka since Tuesday without securing “major breakthroughs,” said US-based military analysts at the Institute for the Study of War. Russia’s “exact objectives” in its offensive there remain unclear, ISW said.
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