Drones strike Russian Svetlyak-class patrol ship in Crimea - video
Another Russian corvette burning in St. Petersburg, June 3 (Photo: REUTERS/Stringer)
Ukrainian drones successfully struck a Russian Svetlyak-class border patrol ship and multiple critical targets in occupied Crimea overnight, Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Robert "Madyar" Brovdi reported on June 4.
The vessel was deployed to monitor and protect ports and ships, as well as to establish a tactical air and anti-submarine defense line. Measuring 49.5 meters in length, its armament included 16 Igla MANPADS, an AK-176 artillery mount, 14.5mm machine gun mounts, and six-barrel anti-aircraft automatic cannons, Brovdi noted.
Additionally, the strikes hit:
A Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile and gun system in Strilkove, Kherson Oblast.
An RSBN-4N short-range radio navigation system in Saky, occupied Crimea.
Locomotives in Vladyslavivka and Rozdolne in Crimea.
Transformers in Bulavynske and Vuhlehirsk in Donetsk Oblast.
Fuel and lubricant tanks in Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast.
Earlier on June 4, NV sources reported that a Russian patrol boat was destroyed following a drone raid on Crimea.
Explosions echoed across occupied Crimea overnight on June 4. Local residents reported multiple blasts and active air defenses in occupied Sevastopol and Simferopol, as well as near the Hvardiiske, Belbek, and Saky airfields.
Sevastopol's occupation "governor" Mikhail Razvozhayev confirmed the drone attack, claiming local air defenses supposedly shot down seven UAVs over the Nakhimovsky district, the North Side area, and Victory Park.
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