Russian tugboat damaged along with Pavel Derzhavin vessel – Ukrainian Navy

The Ukrainian Navy has clarified that the Pavel Derzhavin, a patrol vessel of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, was attacked twice. Besides it, the multipurpose tugboat Professor Nikolai Muru was damaged.

Source: Captain 3rd Rank Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy, in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda

Quote from Pletenchuk: "Apart from the Pavel Derzhavin vessel, the tugboat Professor Nikolai Muru from the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation was damaged on 13 October."

Details: Pletenchuk emphasised that the Pavel Derzhavin vessel was damaged twice and "understood that it is necessary to get out" from Sevastopol; it is now moving towards Russia.

The spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy said that he has no confirmation regarding the Buyan cruise missile carrier, which was reported earlier.

The Ukrainian Navy is currently not disclosing the operation details, damages, and means of attack.

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