On the night of April 30, 2026, the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked a ship and boat fleet of Russian forces in the Kerch Strait.
This was reported by the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As a result of the attack, theSobol patrol boat and theGrachonok anti-sabotage boat, which are part of the Russian security forces, were hit. According to preliminary data, the enemy suffered irreversible and sanitary losses.
These boats are key elements of the security system used to protect the Kerch Bridge and counter sabotage groups in the area.
The strike was another confirmation of the effectiveness of the Ukrainian Navy and demonstrates the consistent decline in the capabilities of Russian forces in the Black Sea.
Recently, Ukraine's defense forces hit a radar station in occupied Crimea, as well as command posts and areas of concentration of Russian troops.
Earlier, Intent wrote about how the Security Service of Ukraine conducted a large-scale nighttime special operation in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea. The strikes were carried out on the naval base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, as well as on the Belbek military airfield. The operation was carried out by the Alpha unit using unmanned aerial vehicles. As a result of the attack, a number of key military targets of the occupiers were damaged, including the large landing ships Yamal and Filchenkov, the reconnaissance ship Ivan Khurs, the Lukomka training center, the headquarters of the radio technical intelligence of the air defense forces, the radar station Cape M1, as well as the MiG 31 aircraft and the technical infrastructure of the Belbek airfield.
Before that, the Ukrainian Defense Forces damaged the P-18 radar station near Yevpatoriya. At the same time, the events in Crimea were accompanied by a series of explosions and air defense operations. An air alert was declared in Sevastopol, and local resources reported drone attacks and loud explosions in different parts of the city.
Андрій Колісніченко