![]() ![]() ![]() "In the course of repelling the attack, the unmanned boats were visually detected and destroyed by fire from the standard weapons of the Russian ships guarding the outer waters of the naval base." "Tonight, the armed forces of Ukraine attempted to attack the Novorossiysk naval base with two unmanned sea boats," the Defence Ministry said in its statement. RISING BLACK SEA TENSIONS Russian social media users had reported hearing explosions and gunfire near Novorossiysk on Friday morning. Andrei Kravchenko, a Novorossiysk city official, said on the Telegram app that the Olenegorsky Gornyak was one of two ships that had "instantly reacted" to fend off the Ukrainian attack. In one video, it was seen listing heavily to its port side. Unverified video footage published on social media purported to show damage to it. ![]() Reuters was not able to immediately and independently verify the assertions about damage to the Olenegorsky Gornyak warship. The source, who did not name the vessel, said oil and grain loadings were still taking place at the port which resumed normal operations hours after the attack. Separately, a source with knowledge of the port's operations said a large Russian naval vessel had to be towed ashore because it could not move under its own power after being damaged. It made no mention of any damage.Ī Ukrainian intelligence source said the Olenegorsky Gornyak, a Russian Navy landing ship, had suffered a serious breach and could not conduct combat missions following what they said was a joint operation by the Ukrainian Navy and SBU intelligence service. Russia's Defence Ministry said in a short statement that the Ukrainian attack had been repelled in the waters outside the base and that the two sea drones had been destroyed. The attack prompted the civilian port, which handles 2% of the world's oil supply and also exports grain, to temporarily halt all ship movement before resuming normal operations, according to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium which operates an oil terminal there. Russia said on Friday that two unmanned Ukrainian naval drones had tried to stage an overnight attack on its Black Sea navy base at Novorossiysk in an incident which two sources told Reuters had seriously damaged a Russian warship. Reuters | Kyiv | Updated: 04-08-2023 14:19 IST | Created: 04-08-2023 14:15 IST Representative Image Image Credit: ANI ![]()
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