Breaking News: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Strikes Ship in Crimean Bay
In a startling incident, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), also known as a drone, has collided with a ship in the bay near the village of Chernomorskoe in Crimea. The event occurred on Monday, December 23, around 17:00 local time, according to a statement from local sources.
A monitoring Telegram channel reports that the drone crashed into the Russian ship "Fedor Uryupin". The impact was above the waterline, preventing the vessel from sinking, but significant damage is believed to have been inflicted.
Who is Fedor Uryupin?
"Fedor Uryupin" is a Russian ship built in 2010. It was captured from Ukraine in 2014 following Russia‘s annexation of Crimea. Interestingly, sources from "Krymskiy Viter" suggest that the ship has been out of use recently.
This incident comes amidst ongoing tensions, with the annexation of Crimea being widely condemned internationally. In 2017, the Primorsky District Court of Odesa, Ukraine, froze the assets of the Russian-controlled "Chernomorneftegaz" enterprise, including a list of 27 vessels, among them the tugboat "Fedor Uryupin".
