Main image: A screenshot from a video shared on August 4, 2023. In the video, as claimed, a naval drone (unmanned boat) approaches the Russian landing ship "Olenegorky Gornyak"
Near the coast of Crimea, the Russian ship "Pavel Derzhavin" of the Black Sea Fleet was attacked.
The spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy, Dmytro Pletenchuk, reported this during a telethon.
"On the 13th of October, it was a 'Friday the 13th' for the Russian Black Sea Fleet... The patrol ship 'Pavel Derzhavin' was hit twice. Only on the second attempt did it understand that it was time to leave our Sevastopol. We also confirm the damage to the tugboat 'Bur.' They are towing it; it has appropriate damage," he said.
Pletenchuk specified that he could not disclose the operation's details, nor could he explain how the Russian ships were attacked. He also did not provide detailed information about the extent of the damage. However, the spokesman emphasized that Russian ships were indeed affected.
Earlier, on October 12, on Radio Liberty, the spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, Captain 3rd Rank Dmytro Pletenchuk, reported that the Russian Black Sea Fleet ship "Pavel Derzhavin" had sustained damage in the Black Sea near the occupied city of Sevastopol.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has not commented on this information.
