Kiev, 1 February 2024 (dpa/MIA) - Ukrainian military intelligence said on Thursday that it has sunk a Russian warship in the Black Sea.

The missile ship Ivanovets was sunk by several naval drones in an overnight attack, it reported. The attack took place on the western coast of the Crimea peninsula, which was annexed by Russia in 2014 in violation of international law.

As evidence, a video was shown in which several sea drones loaded with explosives head towards the Russian warship in succession and explode.

The vessel was reportedly listing and ultimately sank. Russia has not confirmed the incident.

Ukraine has been defending itself against an all-out Russian invasion with massive Western support for nearly two years.

The Ukrainian military has repeatedly sunk or at least severely damaged Russian warships with missiles and naval drones. The Russian Black Sea fleet has thus been largely pushed out of the western part of the Black Sea.

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