Ukraine claimed on Saturday that he has destroyed a russian ship close to the small snake islandin it Black Seaconverted into a symbol of the Ukrainian resistance to the Russian invasion that began in late February. An Bayraktar TB2 combat drone, manufactured in Turkey, “reached a landing ship Serna type and two surface-to-air missile systems Tor class,” the Ukrainian navy said on Facebook, without giving details of the date.
“The traditional parade of the Russian fleet on May 9 this year will be held near the island of Serpents, at the bottom of the sea,” the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense wrote on Twitter. Moscow has not confirmed the information at the moment. In videos released by the Ukrainian army you can see a ship hit by an explosion and later on fire.
Landing of assault units
The Sernas, of 26 meters long, are a type of Russian landing ships with a capacity of 45 tons. Is armed with machine guns caliber 7.62 mm and Igla missile launcher. It has been conceived for the landing of combat vehicles and assault units.
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This week, Ukraine said its drones sank two russian patrol boats near Snake Island. In mid-April, the “Moskva”, Russia’s flagship in the Black Sea, sank after being hit by Ukrainian missiles, according to kyiv and Washington. Russia claimed for her part that there was an accidental fire on board that caused the shipwreck.
The small island of Snakes became a symbol of the Ukrainian resistance after a group of Ukrainian border guards rejected in a radio message, now famous throughout the country, the order to surrender launched just from the “Moskva”. After that refusal, the “Moskva” bombed the island, the Russians took control and the Ukrainian military were imprisoned. They were later released thanks to a prisoner exchange with Russia.