The ship is another loss for Russia's dwindling Black Sea fleet around the Crimea peninsula.
Armed forces in Ukraine have destroyed a key Russian ship in the Black Sea overnight, according to reports.The Kovrovets, a sea minesweeper, was destroyed overnight according to the latest update from Ukraine's General Staff of the Armed Forces posted on Telegram. The attack likely took place off the coast of occupied Crimea, where much of the Russian navy's Black Sea fleet was stationed, although an exact location has not been confirmed.
According to Legion Magazine, a third of the fleet - in excess of 20 vessels - are believed to have been sunk either or disabled in the 27 months since the invasion began in February 2022.'The most vulnerable turned out to be patrol boats and landing craft, indicating the high effectiveness of Ukrainian defense means,' open source intelligence agency Molfar reported in March this year.
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