• Ar
  • Es
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Feature
  • Videos
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Feature
Videos
Infographs
In Pictures
  1. Home
  2. News
  3. MENA Europe
  4. Russia foils Ukraine drone boats attack on warships in Turkish waters
MENA

Russia foils Ukraine drone boats attack on warships in Turkish waters

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 24 May 19:46

Russia's Defense Ministry says three Ukrainian speedboats made an unsuccessful attempt to target the Ivan Khurs ship.

  • Ukraine drone boats attempt attack on Russia warships in Turkey waters
    Reportedly a Ukrainian unmanned water vessel in the Black Sea near the beach of Sevastopol, Crimea, in November 2022. (Social media)

A Ukrainian drone-boats attack targeting Russian naval ships inside Turkish waters was thwarted and the unmanned vessels were destroyed, Russia's Defense Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

The ships were tasked to guard undersea pipelines in Turkey's economic maritime zone.

"Today at 5:30 am (0230 GMT) the armed forces of Ukraine made an unsuccessful attempt to attack the Ivan Khurs ship of the Black Sea Fleet with three unmanned speedboats," the statement read.

Read more: Russian electronic jamming costs Ukraine 100s of drones daily: Reports

The attack took place almost 140 km northeast of the Bosphorus Strait.

"The Ivan Khurs of the Black Sea Fleet continues to fulfill its mission," it added.

The Black Sea has witnessed several military incidents since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, most notably the sinking of the Russian Black Sea Fleet's flagship, the Moskva missile cruiser in August 2022. Ukraine claimed responsibility for the attack, and American media outlets reported that Washington assisted Kiev in the operation.

Last March, a US MQ-9 Reaper crashed in the sea, and the US blamed Russian fighters for targeting the aircraft's propellor.

Read more: US to deploy 100 sea drones in the Gulf region in 2023

  • Moscow
  • Russia
  • Black Sea
  • Kiev
  • Ukraine

Trending Now

All
EU sanctions 3 Iranians, 1 entity over claims of supplying drones

EU sanctions 3 Iranians, 1 entity over drones claims, Iran responds

Most Read

The Middle East Stabilises, Against the Backdrop of a Great Unravelling

The Middle East Stabilises, Against the Backdrop of a Great Unravelling

  • Analysis
  • 28 May
In this image released by the Italian firefighters, a helicopter searches for missing passengers after a tourist boat capsized in a storm on Italy's Lago Maggiore in the northern Lombardy region, May 28, 2023 (AP)

Top Israeli intelligence official dead in Italy: Israeli media

  • Europe
  • 29 May
US linguist Noam Chomsky, who was among 550 academics who signed the petition calling on Glasgow University to respect free speech (AFP)

Chomsky: EU will deindustrialize if it abides by US-run world order

  • Europe
  • 31 May
Saudi Arabia's Hawiyah Natural Gas Liquids Recovery Plant which is operated by ARAMCO. (AP)

Tensions between Riyadh and Moscow on the rise due to oil prices: WSJ

  • MENA
  • 28 May

Read this

All
Israeli and US flags during a protest in support of US President Joe Biden, who criticized the plan this week, outside of the US Embassy Branch Office in 'Tel Aviv', occupied Palestine, Thursday, March 30, 2023. (AP)
Palestine

Israeli media: Washington wants Netanyahu out of the picture for JCPOA

  • 3 Jun
Occupation Military Intelligence chief  Aharon Haliva, September 13, 2022 (Israeli media)
Palestine

Israeli military officials condemn AMAN chief statements on Hezbollah

  • Today
A vessel that sank on Lake Maggiore in Italy with four fatalities, May 28, 2023 (Italian fire and rescue services)
Europe

Speculations about the purpose of the Israeli spies in northern Italy

  • Today
How weapon firms profit from Ukraine war
US & Canada

How weapon firms, think tanks profit from Ukraine war: Report

  • Today
Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS