Ukrainian unmanned boats attack two Russian patrol ships

The Black Sea fleet’s patrol ships have repelled an attack by three Ukrainian unmanned boats near Sevastopol, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement, Report informs, citing TASS.

"Last night, the Ukrainian armed forces carried out an unsuccessful attempt by three unmanned boats to attack the Black Sea Fleet’s patrol ships Sergey Kotov and Vasily Bykov, which were monitoring navigation routes in the southwestern part of the Black Sea 340 kilometers southwest of Sevastopol," the statement reads.

According to the ministry, the attack was repelled and all three unmanned boats were destroyed by the standard weapons of the Russian vessels.

Both Russian ships continue to perform their mission, the ministry added.