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Russian Su-30 Aircraft Destroys Ukrainian Speedboat With Crew East Of Zmeiny Island

© Sputnik . Valentin Kapustin / Go to the mediabankSu-30SM multirole fighter aircraft of the Russian Air Force at the airfield where Russian Air Force fighters engaged in a special military operation are based.
Su-30SM multirole fighter aircraft of the Russian Air Force at the airfield where Russian Air Force fighters engaged in a special military operation are based. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 30.08.2023
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Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, Zmeiny Island has been one of the most contested areas in the Black Sea between Russian and Ukrainian forces.
A Russian Su-30 fighter destroyed a Ukrainian speedboat with a crew east of the Zmeiny (Snake) Island on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"On August 30, 2023, the crew of a Su-30 naval aviation aircraft destroyed a military speedboat of the armed forces of Ukraine with a crew to the east of the Zmiinyi Island in the Black Sea," the ministry said in a statement.
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the maritime aviation aircraft of that country's Black Sea Fleet destroyed four speedboats carrying a Ukrainian Armed Forces landing force of up to 50 people in the Black Sea.
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