“The Ukrainian armed forces unsuccessfully tried to attack the Black Sea Fleet ship Ivan Khours (…) in the exclusive economic zone of Turkey,” the Russian Defense Ministry said on the social network Telegram.
According to Moscow, this attack occurred when the Russian ship was “performing tasks aimed at ensuring the safe operation of the Turkish Stream and Blue Stream pipelines” that transport Russian gas to Turkey.
“All enemy ships were destroyed by regular fire from the Russian ship 140 kilometers northeast of the Bosphorus,” the Russian ministry said.
Since the invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, there have been several incidents involving Russian warships or aircraft in the Black Sea.
In March, two Russian warplanes intercepted a US drone, causing it to crash in international waters, escalating tensions between Washington and Moscow.
In April 2022, Ukraine claimed to have sank a Russian Black Sea Fleet ship with missiles.
The zone is also used to export Ukrainian grain, a key supply to countries in Africa and Asia, thanks to a United NationsTurkeysponsored deal that was extended by two months last week.
According to the latest UN figures, the military offensive launched by Russia in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 has so far led to the flight of more than 14.7 million people 6.5 million internally displaced persons and more than 8.2 million to European countries refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since the Second World War (19391945).
At least 18 million Ukrainians are in need of humanitarian assistance and 9.3 million are in need of food assistance and shelter.
The Russian invasion which Russian President Vladimir Putin justified by citing the need to “deNazify” and demilitarize Ukraine to ensure Russia’s security was generally condemned by the international community, which responded with arms sales to Ukraine and the United States Responded to lifting Russia from politics and economic sanctions.
The UN confirmed 8,895 civilian deaths and 15,117 wounded since the beginning of the war, underlining that these figures are far below the actual figures.
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