Ukrainian naval forces knocked out a Russian tugboat. VIDEO
The Ukrainian Navy shot down the Russian tugboat Vasily Bekh with Harpoon missiles. The tugboat was heading to the island “Snake”
This was reported on the official Facebook page of the Ukrainian Navy.
In the waters of the Black Sea, the tug of the Black Sea Fleet "Vasily Bekh" was hit while transporting ammunition, weapons and personnel of the Black Sea Fleet to Snake Island. Even the presence of the TOR anti-aircraft missile system on board did not prevent the Ukrainian Naval Forces from demilitarizing the Russian invaders. - the message says
A video of the rocket hitting the tug was also published.
The head of the Odesa OVA Maxim Marchenko added that the enemy object was hit by Harpoon anti-ship missiles. The hit happened this morning
According to preliminary data, 70% of the crew were affected, the fate of the rest is unknown.
For reference: the Russian tug was built at the Astrakhan shipyard, its displacement is 1605 tons, it was accepted into the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation in 2017.