Russian patrol ship sinks off Crimean coast - UPDATED

The attack on the Russian ship Sergei Kotov on March 4–5 became the second attempt to destroy it, Ukraine's military intelligence spokesman, Andriy Yusov, said, Report informs via RBC-Ukraine.

"This time, Sergei Kotov is definitely destroyed. Why this time? It was targeted before, and there were successful attacks, but it was recovered after repairs. Sergei Kotov is a new ship, worth over $60 million," he said.

As he clarified, the strike on Sergei Kotov was a long-term operation that was carefully prepared.

As a result of an attack by Ukrainian naval drones, a Russian patrol ship sank off the coast of Crimea, Report informs, referring to UNIAN.

The patrol ship Sergey Kotov was the target of nighttime attacks by naval UAVs.

There is still no news about the fate of the boat’s personnel.