Ukraine's intelligence damages or destroys four Russian boats, two ferries and pilot boat "Mechta" in temporarily occupied Crimea
In Crimea, which is currently under temporary occupation by Russia, a nighttime attack resulted in the damage or destruction of four boats, two ferries, and the pilot boat "Mechta."
Astra reports that with reference to sources.
Damage to four ships has already been officially confirmed.
The so-called "minister of transport" in Crimea, Nikolai Lukashenko, reported the damage of two ferries.
Moreover, Ukraine's intelligence confirmed the destruction of two boats of the KS-701 "Tunets" type.
According to Astra, on the night of May 30, fragments of a downed rocket damaged the "Mechta" pilot boat at the Kerch ferry crossing. The ship had an accident and sank; the crew members were not injured.
In addition, as noted, the following ferries were damaged:
- "Conroe Trader";
- "Vanguard".
The latter ran aground due to damage. According to Astra:
- four people were injured on the "Avangard" ferry,
- and one of the crew members was injured on the "Conroe Trader" ferry.
Also, four amphibious transport boats of the "Tunets" type were damaged.
The Russians used such vessels to protect the Crimean bridge. The information is still being clarified.
For reference:
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that their air defense equipment reportedly intercepted 8 ATACMS missiles over the Sea of Azov and eight drones over the Black Sea last night. They also claim to have destroyed two unmanned boats that were allegedly heading towards Crimea. The attack has been attributed to Ukraine.
Afterward, Ukrainian intelligence was able to confirm that a special unit of Ukraine's intelligence agency, known as Group 13, launched an attack on a Russian shipyard in the temporarily occupied Crimea using Ukrainian Magura V5 maritime attack drones.
It was also reported that the pilot boat "Mechta" sank as a result of a missile attack on the temporarily occupied Crimea on the night of May 30.
As reported by Ukrainian intelligence, to counter the approaching naval drone attack at Vuzka Bay, Russian forces in Crimea deployed combat aircraft into the sky a total of 32 times, specifically:
- Su-27/30/35 aircraft,
- MiG-29,
- Be-12,
- An-26,
- Ka-27/29 and Mi-8 helicopters.
Also, the invaders randomly used small arms and 30-mm cannons.
