Russians Scuttle Another Ship to Block Ukrainian Fleet
Russians Scuttle Another Ship to Block Ukrainian Fleet
At 7:30 on Friday [March 7] morning, the Russian Black Sea Fleet blew up and scuttled a diving support vessel near the Ukrainian armed forces Southern Military Base in Lake Donuzlav [large sea inlet in western Ukraine, site of naval base].
Ukrainska Pravda was told this at the Ukrainian defence ministry’s Crimean regional media centre.
The vessel is a BM-416-class firefighting launch of 30-40 tons. It was scuttled to prevent Ukrainian [naval] ships sailing out to sea.
On Thursday, the Ochakov [Russian anti-submarine destroyer] was scuttled in the same location. Eupatoria district is currently stable.
This article republished from Ukrainska Pravda with kind permission.
Original article in Russian.