Ukrainian forces sink Ivanovets Russian missile ship, Ukrainian intelligence says
Ukraine on Thursday claimed that its forces sunk a Russian missile ship belonging to Moscow's Black Sea fleet. | A statement by Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR) said that the Tarantul-class corvette called Ivanovets was sunk by special HUR units overnight. "The operation was made possible with the support of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and the United24 platform," the statement added. It said the corvette was patrolling the Black Sea near Lake Donuzlav near the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow illegally annexed in 2014, when a series of direct hits to the ship's hull caused damage, resulting in it sinking.
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