A Russian Serna-class landing craft.
Russian Defense Ministry
Ukraine's military attacked several Russian Navy landing craft in annexed Crimea during a night-time operation, Ukraine’s GUR military intelligence agency said Friday.
Video footage shared by Kyiv showed what appeared to be seaborne drones striking the Russian warships, which were said to be carrying armored vehicles and anti-air missile systems at the time of the attack.
Toward the end of the video, one of the ships, which Ukraine's GUR identified as a Serna-class landing craft, could be seen catching fire.
Ukraine’s military intelligence posts footage of naval drones hitting two Russian Black Sea Fleet Serna-class landing craft in Crimea, which it says were used to provide layered air defenses to bigger warships. There are only two Serna ships in the BSF, according to open sources. pic.twitter.com/7YwlYDGnaN
— Yaroslav Trofimov (@yarotrof) November 10, 2023The Moscow Times could not independently verify the video or the GUR's claims, which did not specify whether the Russian landing craft were destroyed or simply damaged.
Russia’s Defense Ministry did not comment on the GUR’s statement.
Moscow used the small Serna-class landing boats to transfer troops and equipment to Ukraine’s Snake Island, which Russian troops briefly occupied during the first weeks of its invasion last year.
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