Russian ship "Pavel Derzhavin" was damaged near Sevastopol
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The Russian Black Sea Fleet ship Pavel Derzhavin of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was damaged in the Black Sea near occupied Sevastopol on 11 October.
This was confirmed by a representative of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Navy, Captain 3rd Rank Dmytro Pletenchuk, on the air of Radio Liberty.
He said that he could not give all the details of the incident, but he could officially confirm that the Russian patrol ship was damaged.
The Navy spokesman specified that the Pavel Derzhavin was a ship of the Russian Navy, although earlier the Ukrainian Navy had a ship with the same name.
Earlier, local Telegram channels reported that a patrol ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet "Pavel Derzhavin" blew up on the outer roadstead of Sevastopol for unknown reasons; the sound of an explosion was heard around 10 am.