Foreign Desk: Moscow claims Ukraine foiled a naval drone attack on a Russian warship in the Black Sea. The country’s Defense Ministry has confirmed this information.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that on Thursday night there was an unsuccessful attempt to attack the Armed Forces of Ukraine with unmanned sea boats.
The Russian ships were working to control navigation in the southwestern part of the Black Sea, 237 kilometers southwest of Sevastopol.
The ministry says the drone was destroyed by patrol vessels Pytlivi and Vasily Bykov before reaching its target.
Meanwhile, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has claimed to have shot down a drone.