Ukraine mentioned it has broken certainly one of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet patrol ships and 18 drones from Moscow had been shot down over Odesa.
Kyiv’s army intelligence (GUR) mentioned on Telegram its particular unit “Group 13” attacked Russia’s Sergey Kotov close to the Kerch Strait in Crimea.
They added “a strike by Magura V5 maritime drones” broken the ship’s “stern, starboard and port sides”.
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Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of workers, additionally mentioned on Telegram after the assault: “The Russian Black Sea Fleet is a symbol of occupation. It cannot be in the Ukrainian Crimea.”
Last month, the GUR claimed Ukraine’s “Group 13” destroyed the Russian warship Caesar Kunikov with naval drones off the coast of Crimea.
Ukraine’s air drive additionally mentioned on Tuesday their air defence methods shot down 18 Russian assault drones fired over Odesa, after 22 had been launched by Moscow.
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It comes as Russia’s international ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, accused ambassadors of interfering within the nation’s inner affairs.
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In an interview with state tv anchor Vladimir Solovyov, the spokeswoman was requested about international minister Sergei Lavrov’s claims that EU ambassadors refused to fulfill with him on 4 March.
She mentioned: “The question indeed arises among everyone: what are they doing, and why, how do they interpret their conduct on the territory of our country if they do not perform their most important function?”
Ms Zakharova additionally claimed some international diplomats had been seen at Alexei Navalny’s funeral, and mentioned it confirmed Western ambassadors in Moscow had been meddling in Russia’s affairs and placing on “performances”.
It additionally comes after Germany shot down allegations that it’s getting ready for a battle with Russia after a recording of army officers was leaked on-line.
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The 38-minute recording was posted on-line by Margarita Simonyan, the chief editor of state-funded broadcaster RT, and purportedly revealed a high German officer discussing secret particulars about British troops in Ukraine.
While German officers didn’t dispute the authenticity of the recording, Chancellor Olaf Scholz mentioned on Monday: “It is absolutely clear that such claims that this conversation would prove, that Germany is preparing a war against Russia, that this is absurdly infamous Russian propaganda.”
‘German journalists will go away Russia’
Russia summoned Germany’s ambassador, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, to the international ministry on Monday to demand clarification over the leak and help given to Ukraine to strike Russian targets.
The diplomat was additionally criticised by Moscow over claims Russian journalists had been being restricted from reporting in Germany.
In her state tv interview, Ms Zakharova mentioned: “If they touch Russian correspondents and bring their plans to conclusion, German journalists will leave Russia.”
Source: information.sky.com”