Russian side: No personnel or property damage caused, who is lying? Ukraine: Heavy damage to a Russian warship | Ukraine | warship
On August 4th local time, Ukrainian media reported that the Ukrainian Security Agency and the Ukrainian Navy launched an attack on the Russian port of Novorossiysk using unmanned vessels, causing serious damage to the Russian large landing ship Olene Gorniak and rendering it unable to carry out combat missions.
A video screenshot report shows an unmanned warship carrying 450 kilograms of explosives attacking a Russian warship.
Previously, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that in the early hours of the 4th, the Ukrainian side attempted to attack a naval base in the Black Sea coastal city of Novorossiysk using two unmanned ships, and all the incoming unmanned ships were destroyed.
Ukraine claims heavy damage to Russian landing ship, Russian side speaks out
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According to Reuters on August 4th, sources reported that Ukrainian naval unmanned boats launched a night attack on the Russian Black Sea naval base located in Novorossiysk. The Ukrainian side claimed that the attack dealt a heavy blow to a Russian warship, while the Russian side stated that the attack did not cause any personnel or property damage.
According to reports, a source from the Ukrainian intelligence agency said that the Russian Navy's landing ship "Olene Gorniak" was severely damaged in the attack and unable to carry out combat missions.
According to a report by Russia's Lianta Network on the 4th, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated in a statement that the Ukrainian military attempted to attack the Russian Novorossiysk naval base from the night of the 3rd to the early morning of the 4th. The ship responsible for guarding the base discovered two Ukrainian unmanned boats and destroyed them in the waters outside the base.
▲ Russian Navy Landing Ship "Olenegorsky Gorniak"
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Kondratiev, the Chief Executive of Krasnodar Territory, stated that during the Ukrainian military's attempt to attack the Novorossiysk military base, the Russian side suffered no casualties or property damage.
According to sources from the Caspian Sea Pipeline Group, the port of Novorossiysk was temporarily banned from ships.
By the evening of the 4th, everything at Novorossiysk Port was as usual, and civilian ships continued to pass through.