The Interfax news agency reported today, Tuesday, that the Russian Ministry of Defense stated it "foiled a Ukrainian drone attack on two civilian transport ships in the Black Sea." The ministry earlier mentioned that "three Ukrainian maritime drones targeted Russian navy ships in the Black Sea, 340 kilometers southwest of Sevastopol, and were destroyed." Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's advisor, Mykhailo Podolyak, pointed out that "Kyiv did not and will not attack civilian ships or any other civilian objects in the Black Sea," describing the Russian statements as "false." Podolyak told Reuters: "Without a doubt, these statements issued by Russian officials are false and contain not a shred of truth."
Drone Attack
On another note, Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozayev announced that Russia shot down a drone today, Tuesday, over a neighborhood in the city located on the Crimean Peninsula, where the Russian fleet is based in the Black Sea. He added on the Telegram app: "An explosion occurred on the ground after the drone was shot down, and fire broke out in the grass and shrubs."
