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.