KIEV

Ukraine stated Wednesday it had destroyed one other Russian warship within the Black Sea, a key battleground of the practically two-year conflict the place Kiev’s marketing campaign has been constructing momentum.

While the frontline on land has remained static for over a 12 months, Ukraine claims to have put Russia on the defensive within the Black Sea, an space important for Ukrainian exports.

Its army stated its forces along with army intelligence models had “destroyed” the “Caesar Kunikov” Russian touchdown ship off the coast of the Crimean peninsula.

A big ball of smoke and flames might be seen rising from what seemed to be a ship in footage posted by Ukrainian army intelligence.

“The enemy ship was attacked by Magura V5 maritime strike drones off the coast of the temporarily occupied Crimea near the city of Alupka,” it stated.

Moscow stated it had downed six Ukrainian drones over the strategic physique of water.

Crimea, annexed by Moscow in 2014, has been extensively focused by Ukrainian drones and missiles because it started its counteroffensive final summer season.

Ukraine says its assaults have put a 3rd of Russia’s Black Sea warships out of motion because the invasion started, because it seeks to guard its delivery routes and forestall assaults from the ocean.