Ukraine destroys Russian tugboat off Crimea, military intelligence says

The agency said on the Telegram messaging app that one of its units had struck and destroyed the "Saturn" (or "Proteus") tugboat off the coast of Russian-occupied Crimea after successfully breaking through the defensive barriers.

Ukraine has launched multiple long-range attacks on targets on and near the Crimean peninsula during Russia's 27-month-long full-scale invasion. (File Representational)

Ukraine destroyed a Russian tugboat on Thursday, Ukraine’s GUR military intelligence agency said, part of continued efforts to deny Russia use of the Black Sea.

The agency said on the Telegram messaging app that one of its units had struck and destroyed the “Saturn” (or “Proteus”) tugboat off the coast of Russian-occupied Crimea after successfully breaking through the defensive barriers.

Ukraine has launched multiple long-range attacks on targets on and near the Crimean peninsula during Russia’s 27-month-long full-scale invasion, seeking to destroy Moscow’s military capabilities and force its fleet to pull back from the Black Sea.

Also read | How Russia’s grab of Crimea 10 years ago led to war with Ukraine and rising tensions with the West

Ukrainian sea drones hit and sank a Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship this March, following a previous successful attack on a Russian landing warship off the coast of Crimea in February.

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