ALBAWABA - In a dramatic revelation, Ukraine has disclosed a military operation near Crimea, the region annexed by Russia in 2014, asserting that they successfully attacked and sank a Russian warship.
The Ukrainian military intelligence shared a video on social media, showcasing a fleet of drones encircling a ship and initiating gunfire. The video concludes with the ship submerging into the water. Ukraine identifies the sunken vessel as the Ivanovets, a Russian Navy ship, a confirmation echoed by Russian war bloggers.
Valued between 60-70 million dollars, the Ivanovets, a small missile ship, is believed to have had a crew of around 40 people. The fate of the crew remains uncertain following the attack. Moscow has yet to officially acknowledge the sinking of the ship.
This incident marks the latest in a series of Ukrainian assaults on the Russian Black Sea Fleet since the annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Ukraine's strategic use of long-range missile attacks and innovative deployment of unmanned sea vehicles has dealt a significant blow to Moscow's dominance in the Black Sea. Consequently, Moscow was compelled to relocate a substantial part of its Black Sea Fleet from its primary base in Crimea to Novorossiysk. Meanwhile, leveraging ports like Odesa, Ukraine has successfully resumed grain exports, reviving economic activities to pre-war levels.
