Ukraine strikes Russian patrol boat, drone base and ammunition depots
Ukrainian military personnel (photo: Getty Images)
Ukrainian forces struck the Russian Mongoose patrol boat, a drone launch base, enemy reconnaissance systems, and other targets, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The targets were struck throughout September 8 and during the night of September 9. In Kozacha Bay in temporarily occupied Sevastopol, units of the Defense Forces struck a Russian Project 12150 Mongoose high-speed patrol boat.
This vessel is designed for patrolling, protecting maritime areas, and countering small targets. The boat is about 20 meters long, has a maximum speed of 50 knots (more than 90 kilometers per hour), and has a crew of up to six people.
In addition, on the territory of the occupied peninsula, Ukrainian forces damaged an electronic intelligence antenna complex in Olenivka and an antenna inside the radio-transparent dome of a separate command and measurement complex in Vitino.
In the area of occupied Donetsk, Ukrainian defenders struck a site used for the storage, preparation, and launch of enemy attack drones.
The Defense Forces also struck several other important enemy targets in the east of the country:
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A drone warehouse in Dokuchaievsk, Donetsk region;
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An ammunition depot of the Rubicon unit in Fashchivka, Luhansk region;
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Another ammunition depot in Selydove, Donetsk region.
The final extent of the damage inflicted on Russians is currently being assessed.
A fire was recorded in Novorossiysk last night after a series of explosions in the area of port infrastructure. Local authorities acknowledged only the fact that a drone attack had been repelled but did not report any consequences.
Later, Robert Brovdi (call sign Madyar), commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that Ukrainian forces had carried out a combined strike on the naval base in Novorossiysk. Missile carriers, a carrier-based fighter aircraft, and a helicopter belonging to the Russian forces came under attack.
