Fri 17 June 2022:
As per the regional governor, Ukrainian missiles hit a Russian naval tugboat transporting soldiers, weapons, and ammunition to the Russian-occupied Zmiinyi (Snake) Island south of the Odesa region on Friday, Reuters reported.
The Ukrainian Naval Forces hit a Russian tugboat, which was transporting people, the “TOR” anti-aircraft missile system, and other weapons to the Snake Island.
(Courtesy Kiev post) pic.twitter.com/Q0QgFwYhFO— INDEPENDENT PRESS (@IpIndependent) June 17, 2022
Odesa governor Maksym Marchenko identified the vessel as the Vasiliy Bekh.
Ukraine‘s Naval Command said the tugboat had a TOR anti-air missile system on board but this had failed to stop the strike.
The Naval Command said in a post on Facebook the Vasiliy Bekh had served in the Russian Black Sea Fleet since 2017.
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